Hellebore, Lenten Rose 'Royal Heritage Strain'

I have this planted in the most challenging spot in our yard: the parking strip, not far from a mature, large tree in our front yard.
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This plant has quietly thrived with no particular attention from me (zero supplemental watering in a spot that is quite dry).

This is our third or fourth year of having the plant, and it is just now expanding its footprint.

Foliage is a beautiful dark green. As others have noted, the flowers on this are so-so. I just bought several other cultivars today to try out.

Because this one is available locally for me (whereas other strains are not as readily available), I still give this a positive rating.

If you have a deer problem then Helebores are the new Hostas.

The flowers on "Royal Heritage" are a bit dull but the folia...Read Morege is lovely and it is nice to have something green under the big maples that dominate my front yard. Mixing them with Epimedium makes for a nice contrast.

If you buy local you can see the colors you're getting before you buy.

Mine are all pale green, too, but they do a great job of filling in where the peonies leave off in winter. Their dark green leaves by my...Read More door all winter help give me the strength to get through my least favorite season!

It was the third year before they bloomed and when they did finally, they were all a pale whitish-green color. The information on the we...Read Morebsite and what came with the plants both indicated the variety of colors, so I was was really disappointed once they did bloom.