This semi-evergreen perennial has slender stiff stems that form a bushy habit. It has dark green spiny toothed leaflets and the large greenish saucer-shaped flowers appear in a cluster just above the foliage from late winter to early spring.

Helleborus argutifolius Is naturally found in Europe from the island of Corsica to Sardinia growing in rocky and grassy sites or in the understory of woodlands and amongst scrub. 

It prefers a semi-shaded or dappled light to a sunny wind protected position and grows in well drained, deep organic rich moist sandy-stony to clay loam with a limestone base with a pH from neutral to alkaline. It is frost, drought and cold tolerant once established.

Hardiness zones 6 to 9

The Corsican Hellebore is grown for its spreading habit and its flowers. It is planting small cottage gardens along perennial borders or used in rockeries. It is also grown in pots and tubs or used in courtyard planter boxes and is mass planted in parks and large gardens in the understory of trees. 

It is suitable coastal and inland regions and establishes in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. This shrubby Hellebore varies in height from a low shrub to upright-bush depending on local conditions and requires little care. ID 3030

Helleborus (he-LE-bo-rus) argutifolius (ar-gew-tih-FOH-lee-us)

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