Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Ruscus it was awarded Hosta of

it was awarded Hosta of the Year honors by the American Hosta Society Growers Association

albeit insanely slow growing

we have never observed the blessed event

The slow growth rate has kept Hosta 'Indian Feather' quite rare

although we shear it back just prior to flowering

Helleborus argutifolius Snow Fever PP 23880 Ruscus it was awarded Hosta of(aka: Helleborus COSEH 900) Helleborus argutifolius 'Snow Fever' has been a lovely surprise in our trials, sailing though our cold winter of 2013 2014 unscathed while all other Helleborus argutifolius forms were killed to the ground. The patent application lists Helleborus 'Snow Fever' as a cross of two seedlings, but there is obviously much more to this than they disclosed. To us, Helleborus 'Snow Fever' appears to be a tetraploid form of Helleborus