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Foetid Hellebore

Foetid Hellebore

HELLEBORUS foetidus

  • Full Shade (0-3 hrs) and Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Moderate drought resistance
  • Mounding, Bushy, and Clumping
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • Over 24"
  • 1'–2'
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Foetid Hellebore holds a dark, deeply cut evergreen rosette all year, then lifts clusters of pale green bell-shaped flowers, often rimmed in purple, when the rest of the garden is still asleep. This is a live 4-inch plant of Helleborus foetidus, upright and architectural from the start.

Its job is the shady ground under shrubs and along woodland-style borders, where the leaf texture carries the planting for eleven months and the winter flowers carry it for the twelfth. Deer leave it alone, it stays structured without staking, and it needs only cool shelter and soil that is lightly moist but never sodden. Wear gloves when you cut back old leaves — the sap can irritate skin.

Fun fact: The unflattering species name refers to the crushed foliage, not the flowers, which are perfectly pleasant — the plant only smells if you handle it roughly.

  • Sunlight: Full Shade (0-3 hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Mature Size: 1'–2' tall × over 24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Hardiness Zones: 5–9
  • Attracts: Bees
  • Special: Deer resistant

It leaves us established and well rooted, and it arrives healthy or we replace it free.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 1'–2'

Mature Spread is Over 24"

Watering: Keep moist

Blooms in:

  • Spring

Special Features:

  • Deer resistant