Anyone recognize this? It has been in a shaded spot, and I haven't seen any flowers yet.

Helleborus sp or hybrid.
It should flower in the spring.

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Patty I love your avatar what type of semp is that?

That foliage does look like Helleborus:
Hellebores (Helleborus)
Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus)

RJ, that is a beautiful Hellebores (Helleborus) !

Thanks again Silversurfer! I'll see what the flowers are like. The previous owner had big patches of Stinking Helleborus but the leaves were different from these. Daniel, the semp name escapes me right now - maybe after another cup of coffee - Thanks everyone! Been here a year but this half acre garden still has a lot of unknowns for me!

The leaves on Helleborus foetidus look very similar to the ID plant. How did the previous owners' differ?

Helleborus foetidus was my 1st thought.

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Well, now I'm confused! The labeled Hellebores foetidus has wider leaves that are glossy. These leaves are narrow and matte - it does look like a Hellebore leaf, but maybe a different variety

Narrow leaf = Helleborus foetidus.

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Wider leaf looks like Helleborus x hybridus.

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Thanks again SS - the previous owner was an expert gardener and I never questioned her incorrect label on the cross.

When they flower you will be able to tell them apart with ease.

Helleborus foetidus tends to seed around especially when it is happy..ie. in the shade.

Helleborus x hybridus can become an obsession...collecting different colours from white, yellow, pink, red, deep plum. Spotted. Single and double flowers.
They look stunning when floated in a glass bowl of water.

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There are other Helleborus I love...just for the interesting leaf shape.eg Helleborus multifidus subsp hercegovinus

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