Doesn’t it make your heart sing to see spring color? I agree-the hellebore does look great.

All look good. Hellebores in general here were not great because of very cold snaps. You look as though you are only about a week behind here. Epimedium especially catches the eye, with all the dainty yellow flowers.

Hellebores do look good. I have Bleeding Heart here which has become a monster in just 2 years. I need to get it under control. We've had rain on and off for the past week and chilly temps by my standard. I won't complain abut the rain as we needed it but it has put my outside work on hold.

Julia

Looks nice! I have some hellebores, but they are done now.

Brad

I love seeing your Spring color! The bleeding heart with the chartreuse foliage is very nice. My pink bleeding hearts with the dark green foliage have been blooming for about a month here.

Debra

I have a bed that needs something that can take dry rooty shade. I looked all over for a reputable mail order nursery this spring to buy Epimedium Rubrum from after I heard it might survive there (only Columbines do now). No one had any this year. It looks very nice for you Sherry. I like the pattern on the leaf. How does it look after summer is through with it?.......Maryl

Maryl, the foliage looks good all season. Epimedium only need occasional watering, like three weeks with no rain. This epimedium is sulpheurem(spelling?)I think it has the prettiest foliage. The foliage on allof my epimedium dies to the ground in winter, gets trimmed off in early spring. Is rubrum the only one that is hardy for you?

Sherry

I am not familiar with Epimedium. I might have to get some of that for our shade areas. I like the hellebore. We have a dark one that has done well, but the flowers don't show up much. I have always loved bleeding heart too.

Nancy

Thanks Sherry for the name. This was just another idea I've had to find a plant that would survive this small area. I don't know if Epimedium can even take our climate. Usually I've heard/read of it in more northerly gardens not in hot humid climates like my own. I do water the bed fairly often in the summer, but when you have a large tree competing for moisture, its proven to be a challenge to get plants to grow under it. E. Rubrum was my pick because of the color of it's spring leaves and other distinctions, but yours is really pretty too and I'll think about it next year...........Maryl