This rhizomatous perrinnal forms a clump with large lobed leathery dark green leaves. It produces green-cream coloured saucer-shape nodding flowers that appear on branched stems from mid winter to spring. 

Hardiness zones 6 to 10 

Helleborus orientalis is naturally found from Greece to northern Turkey growing in well drained fertile deep moist sandy to clay loams that is rich and organic fertile in a semi shaded to full sun position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

Lenten Rose is a hardy perennial that is grown for its flowers. It is used as a bedding plant in cool climates for winter floral displays and as a container plant. Hellebores are also planted in shaded courtyards or in a containers and mass planted as understory in woodland settings. It will establish from division in 1 to 2 years and is suitable for coastal or low mountain regions. ID 1123

Helleborus (he-LE-bo-rus) orientalis (o-ree-en-TAH-lis)

Ranunculaceae (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee)   
Buttercups, Monkshood, Cohosh, Columbine