General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Winter
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant can be highly toxic if ingested and can cause eye and skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Cold stratification may not be necessary but is usually recommended
Other info: Hellebore seed may take 6-18 months (or more) to germinate
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Speckled Corsican Hellebore
  • Hellebore
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Helleborus argutifolius
  • Synonym: Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus

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Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2019-06-09
Year 2
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
At Sunriver Nursery
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
At Sunriver Nursery
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-14

Date: 2018-04-17
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