Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Gloriosa Starting in late January (NC)

Starting in late January (NC)

without question one of the cutest native plants in the US

It must store enough food to allow regrowth of new stems after being eaten by pipevine swallowtail butterfly larvae

we're pretty sure it's a hybrid between Alocasia odora and possibly A

Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Gloriosa Starting in late January (NC)Helleborus 'Charmer' is the latest breakthrough in the crosses between Helleborus niger, Helleborus lividus, and Helleborus x hybridus from Holland's Kwekerij Verboom. The 14" tall x 20" wide clump is composed of black green, evergreen leaves, each highlighted with silver veins, while the late winter borne flowers are pink and heavily speckled red.