Helleborus × Glandorfensis HGC® Ice N’ Roses® ‘Merlot’ (Hellebore)
Helleborus × Glandorfensis HGC® Ice N’ Roses® ‘Merlot’ (Hellebore)
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Helleborus × Glandorfensis HGC® Ice N’ Roses® ‘Merlot’ (Hellebore) is a premium winter-flowering perennial from the Helleborus Gold Collection®, admired for its rich merlot-red to dark plum-wine flowers and glossy evergreen foliage. Its outward-facing blooms sit above strong, leathery leaves, creating a beautiful cool-season display for shaded borders, feature pots, entrance planters, and winter garden beds. The official Helleborus Gold Collection describes Merlot as a dark red, richly flowering, fast-growing Ice N’ Roses® variety.
This variety is ideal for customers wanting elegant colour through winter and early spring with very little maintenance. It is more sun-tolerant than many traditional hellebores and performs well in borders, containers, and patio planters when grown in moist, well-drained soil. Australian Plants Online describes Ice N’ Roses® Merlot as robust and vigorous, with rich dark plum-wine flowers held above deep green glossy leaves.

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Mature height
40–60cm
Mature width
40–60cm
Spacing
60–80cm apart
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Foliage
Dark merlot-red to plum-wine flowers with yellow stamens and glossy dark green foliage
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Winter to early spring
Sun tolerance
Full sun to part shade; best with protection from harsh afternoon sun in warmer climates
Maintenance
Low; remove old or damaged foliage before flowering and mulch to keep roots cool
Root System
Fibrous, clumping, non-invasive root system suitable for pots, borders, and shaded garden beds