Helleborus hybridus Onyx Odyssey Uvularia The foliage actually has a

The foliage actually has a vertical green stripe down the side of each 1/8" wide plasticized leaf

From late summer through fall

The foliage turns golden in fall before going to sleep but returns in spring with clusters of pale blue flowers at the tip of each branch

and like Musa velutina

it dies back to the ground at first frost

Helleborus hybridus Onyx Odyssey Uvularia The foliage actually has aHelleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' is an amazing hand crossed seed strain of lenten rose from the breeding program of Oregon's Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne. Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' produces stalks of double black purple flowers in late winter. This is considered the best double black hellebore strain on the market. Maintenance: Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' is a seed grown, uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus, all of which have identical growing conditions