Botanical Name: Helleborus foetidus
Common Name: Bear’s foot hellebore
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping, rounded mass with dark, narrow foliage and dense clusters of pinkish green flowers held above foliage
Height to 30"
Spread to 30"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial shade to sunny areas along the coast
Soil prefers well-drained, well-amended soils; likes alkaline soil
Hardiness Hardy: zones 2-9, 14-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves Palmately compound, dark green, with very narrow elliptical leaflets, to 6"long; foliage has bad odor when crushed or disturbed
Flowers cup-like, yellow-green flowers with pinkish tinge at edges; usually form in late winter or early spring
Fruit small capsule; may self sow in favorable location
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
excellent perennial under shade trees, mixed with other shade perennials; sometimes used for cut flowers; used for distinctive foliage and heavy flower display
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering, does not tolerate drought
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in spring and fall
Pruning cut back branches which have bloomed down to the ground
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Western Europe
Family: Ranunculaceae

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