Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Gloriosa It must store enough food

It must store enough food to allow regrowth of new stems after being eaten by pipevine swallowtail butterfly larvae

We first saw this giant calla lily at the California garden of plantsman/garden writer Sonny Garcia and were blown away

Quantities are very limited

we're pretty sure it's a hybrid between Alocasia odora and possibly A

forming a dense clump like Agave isthmensis

Helleborus iburgensis Charmer PP 29873 Gloriosa It must store enough foodHelleborus 'Charmer' is the latest breakthrough in the crosses between Helleborus niger, Helleborus lividus, and Helleborus x hybridus from Holland's Kwekerij Verboom. The 14" tall x 20" wide clump is composed of black green, evergreen leaves, each highlighted with silver veins, while the late winter borne flowers are pink and heavily speckled red.