Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Jasminum Hosta 'Kittyhawk' makes an eye-catching

Hosta 'Kittyhawk' makes an eye-catching 3' wide mound that is topped in late summer with 40" tall scapes of lavender flowers

The amount of silver marbling on the leaf

although a couple of hours of sun in the early morning will be fine

The huge flowers that top the 15" tall stalks in early spring are streaked fuchsia red

Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Jasminum Hosta 'Kittyhawk' makes an eye-catching(aka: Helleborus COSEH 900) Helleborus argutifolius 'Snow Fever' has been a lovely surprise in our trials, sailing though our cold winter of 2013 2014 unscathed while all other Helleborus argutifolius forms were killed to the ground. The patent application lists Helleborus 'Snow Fever' as a cross of two seedlings, but there is obviously much more to this than they disclosed. To us, Helleborus 'Snow Fever' appears to be a tetraploid form of Helleborus