Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Thalictrum Each Hosta plantaginea clump reaches

Each Hosta plantaginea clump reaches 40" wide

unirrigated roadside bank where it doesn't spread as fast or get as tall

In midsummer the vine goes dormant but reemerges again in early fall

but instead of white florets inside the purple calyces

homely quality to it

Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Thalictrum Each Hosta plantaginea clump reaches(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.