Helleborus

Plants of long-lasting beauty, having handsome evergreen foliage, many making bold ground cover and bearing flowers of sculptured form. Easily grown when drainage is good and humus is abundant. Old foliage is best cut down late in the year, to reduce the chance of fungal diseases, particularly the H. x hybridus forms. Most prefer a dappled shade spot, especially in summer, but H. argutifolius (Corsican hellebore) is happy in a sunny location.