Helleborus viridis - When you think of this uncommonly offered hellebore: think GREEN! And this corresponds to its common name, Green Hellebore. Deep leathery green leaves are are the foil for the verdant bowl-shaped flowers in late winter to early spring. Each saturated bright green flower contains a central boss of greenish ivory to creamy yellow-green sexual parts. Flowers open wider and flatter as they mature to light green. Green, green, green – get the picture! Leathery leaves are serrated and arranged in an almost peltate fashion in 7 to 13 segments cut right to the leaf stem. Helleborus viridis would be fantastic with Dog-tooth Violets, delicate Rue Anemones and liver-spotted Trillium, Disporum sessile 'Variegatum' or, indeed, any of the more well-behaved and distinguished woodland denizens. It's handsome, worthy and it'll have your gardening friends GREEN with envy. Set in dappled to open shade and plant in fertile ground. Said to be hardy to USDA zone 6 it has been perfectly suited to 5b here at Quackin' Grass since 1999. From Europe, there are apparently populations also to be found in some eastern states. Is it indigenous or is naturalized? We don't know! For northern customers please resist the temptation and hold off until our spring shipping window; autumn planting of hellebores is ill-advised in colder zones. Established potted helleborie from division.