Helleborus nigercors Honeyhill Joy Himalayan Mountains coming into growth and bloom

coming into growth and bloom early in the year when it can make use of the sunlight before the canopy trees leaf out

This is one of those hostas that just seems to grab your eye from a great distance

The fronds of Woodsia obtusa are deeply cut

"The Himalayan maidenhair has become one of the great all-time ferns

Helleborus nigercors Honeyhill Joy Himalayan Mountains coming into growth and bloomFrom Audrey and Jim Metcalfe of Oregon's Honeyhill Farms comes a new selection of H. x nigercors (H. niger x argutifolius). This sterile hybrid produces very glossy leaves that resemble H. niger. The vigorous and easy to grow, 2' wide clump is topped in late winter with 12" stalks of outfacing creamy white flowers. It's only thanks to the persistence of the tissue culture labs that these are available at all.