Helleborus sternii Ceratostigma Average to moist soils seems

Average to moist soils seems to give the best garden performance in our trials

eventually making a giant clump

clear white

The silvery cast to the foliage (especially evident fall through spring) and compact (5' tall x 6' wide) habit combine to make Pink Delight Butterfly Bush a truly spectacular deer-resistant buddleia

but easy-to-grow mallow

Helleborus sternii Ceratostigma Average to moist soils seemsHelleborus x sternii is a hard to find evergreen hybrid of Helleborus argutifolius x Helleborus lividus that resembles Helleborus argutifolius in it's stemmed form, and with toothed edges to the silver mottled, trifoliate leaves. From the Helleborus lividus genes, the hybrid has a shorter stature, usually 1 1. 5' in height. In late winter, the clumps are topped with 6" terminal flower stalks of light green bell like flowers flushed with pink.