{"product_id":"helleborus-sternii","title":"Helleborus x sternii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHelleborus x sternii\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the hellebore for people who want the foliage as much as the flowers. Grey-green, pale-veined leaflets on purplish stems give it a silvery, Mediterranean look all year, and from late winter it carries open sprays of nodding creamy-green flowers flushed lilac-pink, each lasting for weeks. It is a cross between the Corsican hellebore and the silver-leaved Majorcan species, raised in Sir Frederick Stern's chalk garden at Highdown in Sussex, and seed-raised plants vary beautifully between the parents: some greener and tougher, some more silvered and pink-flushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H4 by the RHS, hardy through most of the UK to around -10C given shelter from cold winds and sharp drainage. Evergreen, with the flowers running from late winter to mid spring. The leaves and sap are harmful if eaten and can irritate skin, so plant it away from nibbling pets and wear gloves when cutting back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact at around 45cm, it earns a front-row spot in winter \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epots\u003c\/a\u003e and sheltered \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, flowering when almost nothing else does. A choice thing among \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/rare-and-unusual\"\u003erare and unusual plants\u003c\/a\u003e for the winter garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"11cm \/ 0.75L","offer_id":59086573568383,"sku":"HELLSTER11","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/helleborus-x-sternii.jpg?v=1793964901","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/helleborus-sternii","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}