Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads Helleborus x sternii is a

Helleborus x sternii is a hard to find evergreen hybrid of Helleborus argutifolius x Helleborus lividus that resembles Helleborus argutifolius in it's stemmed form

Hummingbirds are the main pollinators we see around our patches

It helps to understand their normal life cycle: New daylily foliage is produced after winter gives way to spring

2' wide clump is topped with violet flowers on 2' tall scapes

Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads Helleborus x sternii is aActaea japonica 'Silver Blush' is a large and vigorous, heat tolerant form of Japanese bugbane we obtained years earlier from plantsman Barry Yinger. The deciduous clump is composed of wiry stems connecting three deeply serrated leaflets, each of which can reach 1' across. Unlike most Cimicifuga japonica forms we've grown from other sources, the leaves on this form emerge silver, highlighted by green veins, before aging to light green. In September