Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Green Gambler hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty inches high and 2 feet wide. New foliage emerges as maroon, then matures to dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaves that are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold locations. Green Gambler bears clusters of two inch five-petaled flowers that are pale green with maroon speckling or veining.

Hellebores prefer cool moist soils but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where they receive full sun in winter and early spring but are protected in hotter months. The entire plant contains chemicals that are toxic to humans but makes them unappealing to deer and other wildlife. They do not like being disturbed.