• glamorous – in a dark, edgy sort of way
• a little moody – the flowers incline their heads like thugs lighting up in a dark alley…you have to get up close to appreciate them and then KAPOW! They’re a knockout!
• a little dangerous to know – many are poisonous…the name says it all: HELL-ebores
• iconoclastic – they bloom in February, even through blankets of snow
• entirely self-sufficient – they thrive and even seed themselves in poor soil
• tenacious – they come back bigger and badder than ever every single year, with blooms that last for months
• invincible – deer? Please! Those suckers take one look and keep on moving.

Wishing you a wonderful, wonderful weekend!