Helleborus sternii Ceratostigma To complicate matters further

To complicate matters further

clear white

although flower buds were killed when winter temperatures dropped below 5 degrees F

When old enough

The silvery cast to the foliage (especially evident fall through spring) and compact (5' tall x 6' wide) habit combine to make Pink Delight Butterfly Bush a truly spectacular deer-resistant buddleia

Helleborus sternii Ceratostigma To complicate matters furtherHelleborus x sternii is a hard to find evergreen hybrid of Helleborus argutifolius x Helleborus lividus that resembles Helleborus argutifolius in it's stemmed form, and with toothed edges to the silver mottled, trifoliate leaves. From the Helleborus lividus genes, the hybrid has a shorter stature, usually 1 1. 5' in height. In late winter, the clumps are topped with 6" terminal flower stalks of light green bell like flowers flushed with pink.