It stinks to be ignored

With all the emphasis on the amazing colored flower hellebores, folks seem to have forgotten the amazing green-flowered Helleborus foetidus, commonly known as stinking hellebore or bear claw hellebore. To remind everyone how great it is, here is a photo from the garden this week of Helleborus foetidus ‘Krenitsky’. This easy-to-grow species forms a 2′ tall x 2′ wide plant that grows equally as well in full sun or light shade as long as the soil is well-drained. Each plant is short-lived (3-5 years), but it reseeds in place, so there’s always young plants to replace the senior citizens.

Helleborus foetidus ‘Krenitsky’

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