Sarcococca confusa Western Hills Cortaderia Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' produces stalks

Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' produces stalks of double black-purple flowers in late winter

this tropical-looking gem is worth growing just for its stature and texture in the garden

and even used for memory enhancement

adorned by two tropical-looking

Hosta 'June Fever' also has a much glossier leaf surface

Sarcococca confusa Western Hills Cortaderia Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' produces stalksSarcococca 'Western Hills' is an introduction from California's legendary Western Hills nursery. Although it is usually listed as a form of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna, it's actually a hybrid with that species and turns out to be the first known red fruited form of Sarcococca x confusa. Sarcococca 'Western Hills' forms a poets laurel like, non suckering evergreen clump to 2' tall x 3' wide. The upright stems are clothed with small, narrow green