This Helleborus-species grows in a small area in the coastal mountains of southeast Turkey and the woodlands of North Syria. The climate can be very hot and dry.´

H. vesicarius has a Mediterranean climate. Therefore, there is no frost in the winter to affect the plant. The plant does not grow much during the hot, dry summer. To enjoy in climates where frost and cold weather occurs, we recommend growing in a container.

H. vesicarius looks similar to H. foetidus. The light-green leaves are subdivided into three parts. The green flowers, appearing from January to March, are bell-shaped. The flowers are quite small and do not produce a lot of flowers. The edge of the flowers can be red or brown.

The fruit-bearing body of H. vesicarius has a different form than all other Helleborus species. The species has adapted to it’s natural habitat. The single ovaries turn into globular, scarious figures which break off from the flower stalks when the seeds are ripe. Because of the shape it can be easily propagated by wind.

Another characteristic of H. vesicarius is how the seedlings grow. During the first year only the cotyledons are visible and the plumule stays in the ground and gets larger. In summer the cotyledons die and after a resting period the primary foliage leaf develops from the plumule. A H. vesicarius seedlings need 4 up to 6 years of growth before it flowers the first time.