Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose 1 Live Plant – Helleborus ‘Merlin’ – 1 Gallon Pot

Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose (Helleborus ‘Merlin’) is an ornamental perennial valued for its elegant, cup-shaped flowers and attractive evergreen foliage. Its blossoms open in shades of pink and gradually deepen to rich rose-purple tones as they mature, providing changing color during the late winter and early spring garden season.

This Helleborus cultivar develops a compact, clump-forming habit with leathery, dark-green leaves that provide texture throughout much of the year. The flowers are displayed above the foliage, making Merlin an appealing choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders, foundation plantings, and seasonal containers. Its early flowers can also provide a nectar source for pollinators active during mild winter and spring weather.

This listing includes one live Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose in a 1 gallon nursery pot. It performs best in partial shade and prefers fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil with moderate moisture. Established plants generally tolerate periods of drier conditions, particularly in shaded garden settings.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Perennial

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Common Name: Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose

Scientific Name: Helleborus ‘Merlin’

Plant Form: Live Potted Flowering Perennial

Plant Type: Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial

Flower Color: Pink, maturing to rose-purple

Flower Form: Cup-shaped to outward-facing blossoms

Foliage Color: Dark green

Growth Habit: Compact, clump-forming

Bloom Season: Late winter to early spring

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose

• Scientific Name: Helleborus ‘Merlin’

• Cultivar: Merlin

• Collection: Gold Collection®

• Plant Quantity: 1 live perennial

• Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

• Plant Form: Live potted flowering perennial

• Plant Type: Evergreen herbaceous perennial

• Plant Family: Ranunculaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Pink, deepening to rose-purple

• Flower Form: Cup-shaped blossoms

• Bloom Season: Late winter to early spring

• Foliage Color: Dark green

• Foliage Texture: Leathery leaves

• Growth Habit: Compact, clump-forming

• Sunlight: Partial shade to shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Soil Preference: Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; consistent moisture preferred during establishment

• Pollinator Interest: Early-season flowers may attract visiting bees

• Landscape Uses: Woodland gardens, shaded borders, foundation plantings, ornamental containers

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage

• Seasonal Appearance: Generally evergreen; foliage condition varies with winter weather

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Pink flowers that mature to deeper rose-purple shades

One live Gold Collection® Merlin Lenten Rose (Helleborus ‘Merlin’) perennial, natural stems, evergreen foliage, root system, growing medium, and 1 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Plant Form: Live Potted Evergreen Flowering Perennial