Helleborus hybridus Dark and Handsome Nerium Variegated) garden in Japan comes

Variegated) garden in Japan comes this spectacular variegated miscanthus

The hosta is named for Mighty Mouse's girlfriend

The sweetly-fragrant flowers emerge white with pink central stripes

on opposite sides of the stem

then are dormant by midsummer

Helleborus hybridus Dark and Handsome Nerium Variegated) garden in Japan comesHelleborus 'Dark and Handsome' is a new Hans Hansen seed strain from the Walters Gardens breeding program, selected for its vigor and showy floral display, consisting of large numbers of 2. 5 3" double black purple flowers. Maintenance: Helleborus 'Dark and Handsome' is a seed grown, uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus, all of which have identical growing conditions and maintenance needs. As the flower stalks of Helleborus x hybridus arise just