Helicodiceros muscivorus Helicodiceros The small ruffled flowers have

The small ruffled flowers have a unique white circle where the petals flare open

This single white strain of helleborus x hybridus was developed by Heronswood Nursery before the name was hijacked and hauled to Pennsylvania

Starting in June (NC)

The inflorescence

(where it hasn't been documented) near the town of Clayton

Helicodiceros muscivorus Helicodiceros The small ruffled flowers haveYou can bet this common name wasn't coined by a Wall Street marketing firm. Helicodiceros, an easy to grow first cousin to the famed aroid Dracunculus vulgaris, grows on rocky coastal cliffs on the Mediterranean Islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and the Balearics. The offsetting tubers give rise to the 1' tall, duck foot shaped, green, three dimensional foliage which emerges in very early spring. Later in spring, the spectacular tan and purple speckled