Helleborus x nigercors HGC 'Green Corsican'

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Key characteristics

Family: Ranunculaceae
Height: 9 to 24 in
Width: 16 to 24 in
Flower color: Creamy white to greenish-white single flowers with yellow stamens, aging to soft green
Foliage color: Evergreen, leathery, dark green leaves (semi-evergreen in colder climates)
Bloom time: Late winter into early spring
Light: Part sun to full shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low;, remove old or tattered foliage in late winter before new growth and flowers emerge
Growing zone: USDA zones 5 to 8
Wildlife: Early-season flowers provide nectar and pollen for winter/early-spring pollinators

Perennials

Helleborus x nigercors HGC 'Green Corsican'

Green Corsican Christmas Rose

Helleborus x nigercors HGC 'Green Corsican' is an evergreen perennial forming clumps of leathery dark green leaves. In late winter, sturdy stems rise above the foliage with large single flowers that open creamy white and soon take on a soft green tint around a ring of pale yellow stamens. Blooms are outward-facing to gently nodding and appear from late winter into early spring, often January through March.

Light

Part sun to full shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late winter into early spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Lungworts · Wild ginger · Japanese forest grass · Astilbes · Heucheras · Siberian bugloss

Design tip

Flowers in the quietest months make this worth a sheltered spot within sight of a window or door. Keep it out of hot afternoon sun and layer it with woodland companions for a full, settled look.