Helleborus iburgensis Cheryl s Shine PP 28009 Boesenbergia Bees are the primary pollinator

Bees are the primary pollinator of peonies

(aka: Salvia oresbia) This species from Mexico was renamed and officially published by England's James Compton in a 1994 issue of "Kew

Mature clumps of Helleborus 'Maestro' are topped

but will also tolerate a couple of hours of sun in the early morning

The new leaves emerge green before taking on an irregular creamy blotched pattern that's usually most prevalent from the center of the leaf to the tip

Helleborus iburgensis Cheryl s Shine PP 28009 Boesenbergia Bees are the primary pollinatorHelleborus x iburgensis 'Cheryl's Shine' is another of the great sterile hybrids between the Helleborus x ballardiae (niger x lividus) and the lenten rose, Helleborus x hybridus. The lovely green and silver veined, evergreen, deer resistant foliage is topped, starting for us in mid February, with 15" tall stalks of out facing pink flowers, lighter toward the center and each beautifully accented by a large central cluster of yellow stamens.