What's eating my hellebore 'penny's pink'?

Hellebore 'Penny's Pink' can suffer from vine weevil grubs eating roots, aphids on new growth in late winter and spring, and slugs and snails targeting the soft new foliage as it emerges. Leaf miner flies create pale serpentine trails in leaves. Vine weevil is the most damaging pest of hellebores overall.

Cream grubs eat roots and crowns, causing sudden collapse; adult notching on leaf edges Apply Steinernema kraussei nematodes to moist soil in spring and autumn; check crown when repotting

Clusters on emerging flower stems and new leaves from late winter onward Insecticidal soap spray; squash by hand; remove badly affected stems

Holes in newly emerging leaves and flowers in early spring Iron phosphate pellets around crowns; coarse grit mulch; evening patrols