Helleborus purpurascens Teliu Bauhinia smilacinum

smilacinum

Each leaf can last up to 3 years

The bright red pigment drenches the leaf petiole and extends slightly into the foliage

Starting in mid-May (NC)

in our search for any dark-foliaged sambucus that would survive our heat and humidity

Helleborus purpurascens Teliu Bauhinia smilacinumThis is a limited collector edition offering of a Tom Mitchell seed collection of Helleborus purpurascens from just east of Teliu, Romania. The spikes of purple flowers emerge in spring, just prior to the new foliage. While the flower color of species lenten roses isn't usually as rich as in Helleborus x hybridus, we feel that the color from this population is an exceptional purple.