Helleborus foetidus
Common name: stinking hellebore
Family: Renunculaceae
Leaf: deeply lobed, and divided into 7-10, narrow, lance-shaped to elliptic, usually-toothed segments. Evergreen, though can get scorched or tattered in harsher weather.
Flower: Clusters/ cymes of pendulous, bell-shaped, greenish-white flowers (up to 1" in diameter), subtended by pale green bracts, blooming at the tups of leafy stems beginning in Feb. Bruised flowers, stems and leaves unpleasantly aromatic.
Habit: evergreen herbaceous perennial; Form: clumping
Height: 1-2'; Spread: 1-1.5'
Culture: Best grown in humusy, alkaline, medium moisture, well drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers light to moderate shade. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9- though many not be entirely winter hardy in USDA zone 5. Locate plants in protected areas to prevent desiccation from winter winds. Self-seeds in optimal growing conditions. Cut black flowering stems after bloom finishes, to promote foliage growth.
Uses: understory plantings, woodland gardens, in dappled shade, containers
Origin: Western and Central Europe
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