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Helleborus lividus
Helleborus lividus is an evergreen perennial from Mallorca, grown for its glossy blue-green leaves and pale flowers that open in winter. It is best kept in a greenhouse or sheltered spot where frost is a risk.
Helleborus lividus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Mallorca and possibly nearby Cabrera, Spain. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with deep green or bluish green, glossy leaves and light green or pinkish-green flowers opening nearly flat and appearing from midwinter to early spring. The Latin lividus refers to the colour of the leaves (literally "lead-grey"). It may be best grown in a greenhouse in frost-prone areas. Propagation is from seed.
In cultivation it hybridises readily with the closely related H. argutifolius.
Blue-grey hellebore · Stinking Hellebore · Black Hellebore · Lenten-rose · Helleborus thibetanus · Green Hellebore · Hellebore
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helleborus lividus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
