Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions The 3' tall stalks are

The 3' tall stalks are adorned with up to eight downward-facing flowers

much longer than those of typical Callirhoe involucrata

This lenten rose flowers on the old stems

imagine spilt milk

Bandera and Medina

Helleborus sternii Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions The 3' tall stalks areHelleborus x sternii is a hard to find evergreen hybrid of Helleborus argutifolius x Helleborus lividus that resembles Helleborus argutifolius in it's stemmed form, and with toothed edges to the silver mottled, trifoliate leaves. From the Helleborus lividus genes, the hybrid has a shorter stature, usually 1 1. 5' in height. In late winter, the clumps are topped with 6" terminal flower stalks of light green bell like flowers flushed with pink.