Quackin Grass Nursery

Helleborus multifidus – is a little charmer, not commonly offered. It is very early to emerge for us, often with and sometimes just before the snowdrops and Adonis amurensis. The foil of bronze to purple tinted foliage encircles cupping the brilliant round lime green buds that look like small marbles. The bright green buds surrounded by that purple-bronze halo of foliage is simply one of those magical ephemeral moments that become indelibly seared on one’s mind, and oh, so welcome after a long winter. The stems grow taller as the foliage unfurls, turns green as the flowers open into apple green cups. We love this small-growing hellebore. Plant these in woodland conditions. Though we have never bothered to lime our plants (and they are perfectly content) they do naturally grow in calcareous conditions. In the north spring planting is strongly recommended. Helleborus multifidus is a delicate clumping perennial. It comes to us from the Balkans and Yugoslavia. This was originally sold to us as H. cyclophyllus but R. Tyler from Pine Knot Farms redirected us. Established pot grown hellebore from division.