Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Athyrium in the early 1960s in

in the early 1960s in a 200-yard-long bank of Iris cristata in Litchfield

Hostas like 'Earth Angel' are great to brighten a woodland garden

Because it is pollinated by nocturnal sphinx moths

when the clumps are topped with cloud-like heads of reddish purple that age to pink

this is one sexy dahlia

Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Athyrium in the early 1960s inHelleborus 'Charmer' is the latest breakthrough in the crosses between Helleborus niger, Helleborus lividus, and Helleborus x hybridus from Holland's Kwekerij Verboom. The 14" tall x 20" wide clump is composed of black green, evergreen leaves, each highlighted with silver veins, while the late winter borne flowers are pink and heavily speckled red.