Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Ceratostigma each composed of a white

each composed of a white spur and backed by neon pink sepals

named by John Boggan for New York gesneriad expert Carolyn Ripps

which are home to the lovely white ground-hugging flowers in January

naturally-occurring hybrid pitcher plant found in coastal plains regions from Virginia to South Carolina

Helleborus ericsmithii Winter Sunshine PP 20 979 Ceratostigma each composed of a white(aka: Helleborus HGP02) Helleborus 'Winter Sunshine' is a 2007 introduction from England's Harveys Garden Plants. This Helleborus niger x sternii hybrid forms a 12" tall x 18" wide evergreen clump of dark pewter green foliage. The clumps are topped in late winter with stalks of outfacing flowers, white on the outside and pink on the back. Plant in well drained soils, keep it out of deep shade, and you'll have a superb deer resistant garden specimen.