Hellebore argutifolius

Name: Hellebore argutifolius
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A perennial with marbled blue-green toothed leaves that produce winter blooms of pistachio-green flowers.

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Category: Bees and Butterflies, Frost Hardy, Make it Pop, Medicinal

Helleborus argutifolius is colloquially known as Corsican Hellebore.

This plant is a fast-growing, evergreen perennial with a striking foliage (toothed leaves that are marbled blue-green above and slightly purplish beneath) and large yellow, pistachio-green flowers over the winter months.

While they can grow in full sun, they do prefer the shadier corners of the garden where their flowers can bring a touch of light.

There are a few particularities to growing this plant:

1. This variety is more drought-tolerant, but less cold-hardy than other Hellebores so make sure to protect it during the winter months if you are in

2. It lives around 4-5 years but will happily self-seed so do not worry if your plant looks like it is coming to its end.

3. Don’t hesitate to cut the stems down to the ground after flowering, new shoots will replace the old just as quickly.

The Tales:

The name for the genus is from the Greek name for the plant as ‘helleboros’ and the specific epithet comes the Latin word ‘argutus’ meaning “sharp” and ‘folius’ meaning “leafed” in reference to the sharply toothed leaves.

There is a bit of a botanical debate around whether Hellebore argutifolius is the same thing as Helleborus lividus subspecies corsicus.

H. lividus is from the island of Majorca and is a considerably smaller plant with darker purple-toned-foliage .

H. argutifolius is from Corsica (and Sardegna) and is taller and brighter in color.

There are also known hybrids between the two species, usually called Helleborus x sternii.

So naturally, things can get very confusing.

I’ve kept the name H. argutifolius until the botanists come to a decisive verdict.