Hosta Mac the Knife Saruma Our 2011 planted clump of

Our 2011 planted clump of the evergreen Helleborus x sahinii 'Winter Bells' has made a 15" tall x 2' wide clump of dark green

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

To overwinter in colder zones

From early spring through late summer

Unlike many of its more common and gaudy cousins

Hosta Mac the Knife Saruma Our 2011 planted clump ofThis small Jim Dishon hybrid (H. 'Galaxy' x H. 'Hadspen Heron') makes a slow growing but delightful 15" wide clump of dark green heart shaped leaves, each with an unusual rippled orange gold margin. The margins change to a creamy yellow as the season progresses. The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer.