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What's this plant in my shade garden?

comments (5) June 8th, 2011 in gallery

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This beautiful plant is growing in our shady back yard.  It's in zone 6b.  No flowers, has shallow roots, surrounded by baby plants.  It's about 6"-10" tall.  

Any ideas?  

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littlesara writes: I'd say it's definitely Helleborus foetidus. Do not let the stinking part fool you as not all of us find it offensive. The scent is one some people describe as wet coffee grounds. I don't really get it though. It has such beautiful texture in the garden, unusual looking chartreuse blooms in winter, and nice foliage for flower arranging. There's a home here in Richmond that has it as a ground cover under a huge old tree, and it is stunnning when in bloom. Posted: 9:32 am on August 22nd
Susiedancer writes: We have that particular type of hellebore and the leaves have little jagged edges (like a saw blade) and much fleshier leaves than this plant. And they sort of curl down. At first glance I would rule this out. This hellebore is extremely prolific when it flowers though and is welcome when it is still "winter" here in Oregon. Posted: 9:44 am on July 4th
ty37 writes: Thanks. It's not Lupine. It looks more like stinking hellebore, but I've never seen it flower. I just crushed some leaves to check the smell, and it's def not stinky. Any other thoughts anyone? Posted: 4:36 pm on June 21st
Linneaz writes: Looks like a hellebore, probably foetidus, the stinking hellebore. You will need to look for flowers in late winter, early spring. Posted: 11:49 am on June 9th
CFFCher writes: Looks like Lupine Posted: 7:46 pm on June 8th
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