Helleborus foetidus ヘレボルス・フェチダス

　東ヨーロッパ原産の有茎種で，名前は「悪臭のある」を意味し，緑色の丸弁鈴咲き，耐寒性があり，草の姿が美しく花のない時期でも鑑賞価値があるとのこと。
  Helleborus can be rhizomatous, herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennials forming a clump of pedate basal leaves, or evergreen with erect, leafy stems. Large, bowl-shaped flowers are borne in loose clusters in late winter or spring
H. foetidus is an evergreen perennial to 60cm with erect stems, and leaves palmately divided leaves narrow dark green leaflets. Nodding, usually purple-edged, pale green flowers to 2cm in width are borne in large open clusters from late winter