Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Helicodiceros along streams

along streams

The clumps are topped with 18" scapes of lavender flowers in mid-July

Hostas like 'Brother Stefan' are great to brighten a woodland garden

Bletilla 'Kate' makes a typical clump of upright

Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Helicodiceros along streams(aka: Helleborus HGP02) Helleborus 'Winter Sunshine' is a 2007 introduction from England's Harveys Garden Plants. This Helleborus niger x sternii hybrid forms a 12" tall x 18" wide evergreen clump of dark pewter green foliage. The clumps are topped in late winter with stalks of outfacing flowers, white on the outside and pink on the back. Plant in well drained soils, keep it out of deep shade, and you'll have a superb deer resistant garden specimen.