I took to hybrid hellebores about ten years ago and find that they take well to our garden (soil, on the alkaline side, rich, well watered and sunny (latter, however, only in the spring and fall, because the spring flowering perennials are covered by taller perennials through the summer).
The hellebore foliage stands out, however, as looking quite ratty, when the snow melts back. Below the same 'Berry Swirl': March 21 and May 8, 2022, latter after a hatch job on the foliage which came out of the snow).
