Bear's Foot, Stinking Hellebore 'Wester Flisk'

I've grown this through 2 winters now, and I love it more and more. It stays fresh and attractive through temperature swings from 10 deg...Read Morerees up through near 70s in our winter/early spring months here. I have it in fairly dry light shade with other hellbores, cyclamens, nandinas, arums and galanthus. I, too, am looking forward to the results from the many seedlings. I read it is shortlived, but I haven't noticed any fall-off in vigour yet.

The foliage on this plant looks good year-round, and the flowers, even though not my favorite greenish-yellow marked with burgundy, are a...Read Moreppreciated when nothing else is blooming in winter.

The plant has self-seeded for me, and I assume the seedlings are true to type. If not, well, then they are going to be some amazing H. foetidus x H. hybridus seedlings. I don't think I can lose.

This variety caught my eye because of its unique foliage. It will supposedly come true to seed if kept away from other cultivars; otherw...Read Moreise use vegetative propagation to increase your stock.