Iris cristata Tennessee White Trillium Helleborus 'Fire and Ice' is

Helleborus 'Fire and Ice' is a 2001 introduction from the defunct Collector's Nursery

topped in late summer with 20" tall stalks of medium lavender flowers

blush pink

If you've never experienced a disturbed lower slope in situ

We feel this import by the late Oregon plantsman Chet Tompkins from a gardener in China is one of the finest acanthus on the market

Iris cristata Tennessee White Trillium Helleborus 'Fire and Ice' isThis selection of our native crested woods iris was discovered by the late, mad plantsman, Don Shadow, of Winchester, Tennessee. Iris 'Tennessee White' is a vigorous deer resistant selection that quickly makes a 2' wide deciduous clump, topped just above the foliage in March (NC) with a wonderful display of small, white, thick textured flowers a treat for hummingbirds. Everyone who has tried it agrees it is probably the best white flowered selection