Helleborus niger | Semi-Double White Ryland Peters The leaves are an attractive

The leaves are an attractive rich green and are about 15cm across and once they unfurl in spring they become an attractive backdrop to these striking flowers

The term "spent" simply means that the  flowering stems have finished flowering and will then begin to set seed

pointed and uniform to look at

whilst the skinny ones produce next years foliage

The Snowball Tree grows well in a pot

Helleborus niger | Semi-Double White Ryland Peters The leaves are an attractiveCommonly referred to as the Lenten Rose, our new semi double flowering Hellebore is exquisite. It is an evergreen plant that grows to 40 50 cms in height and will grow into quite a large clump of 50 cms wide. It has beautiful large, pure white flowers, up to 6cm across, with a green eye, and a ruffle of fluffy petals around its centre on thick, tall stems that.. The seed heads stay on the flowers which are just as pretty as the blooms. This plant