When I visited Pine Knot Farms several years ago searching for hellebores to add to the garden I hoped for intense rich color.
This is Helleborus ‘Winter Jewels Black Diamond’ which is taking a long time to bulk up. Three buds this year. 
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It sure is a beauty! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Lee. I’m happy it has bloomed this year!
Such a lovely hellebore, love the colour!
Thanks Pauline. I love it too. So excited this one has survived.
I’d love to have some Hellebores like these but the garden is too dry for them in summer. I have grown some H. fetudus from seed which may flower this year and I bought H. argutifolius which has a bud, so I’ll hopefully get some seed to grow more.
Nice. I should look for H. Foetidus. A neighbor gave me some but they didn’t take.
I don’t think I ever saw one that color.
I am pleased with the color.
Yes, that is a beauty! I’m trying to stick with native plants as much as possible for future garden adds, but I definitely make an exception for Hellebores. I want to buy more. They are such fascinating plants and beautiful bloomers, and they barely expand from where I plant them.
Natives are great but I’m not averse to those exceptions.
It’s spectacular, Susie. You’re enjoying playing with your photo watercolor app, I see.
Thanks. And yes, the app is fun.
Your flowers are always beautiful, but this little dark beauty is spectacular.
Thank you Judy.
Ooh. That is gorgeous.