Helleborus hybridus Red Sapphire Wet Shade Plants starting in late April (NC)

starting in late April (NC) with an amazing number of 16" tall spikes of royal purple flowers

Farfugium reniforme) We have recently discovered that "giganteum" is actually a naturally-occurring endemic variety (Okuno 2010) of Farfugium japonicum

This selection of the Chinese native

starting in late March

Helleborus hybridus Red Sapphire Wet Shade Plants starting in late April (NC)The perfectly formed, double, red violet flowers of the O'Byrne hybrid lenten rose, Helleborus 'Red Sapphire', look more like a camellia than a hellebore. I never thought I'd find myself wishing for winter, but it's happening now just to see Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Sapphire' in flower. Maintenance: Helleborus 'Red Sapphire' is a seed grown, uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus, all of which have identical growing conditions and maintenance