{"product_id":"midnight-garden-helleborus-mix-hl7110","title":"Midnight Garden Hellebore Mix Seeds, Heleborus Orientalis, Black, Purple, Lavender, Bicolor Mix, HL7110","description":"Midnight Garden Hellebore Mix (Helleborus orientalis)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor gardeners who love drama, depth, and the unexpected, the Midnight Garden Mix delivers. This stunning Helleborus orientalis seed strain produces a brooding, richly atmospheric collection of blooms in deep velvety black, royal purple, soft lavender, and luminous pale tones with chartreuse and ivory undertones, many featuring intricate bicolor patterning, interior spotting, and contrasting golden stamens that seem to glow against the dark petals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike all Helleborus orientalis, these are among the earliest perennials to bloom, pushing their nodding, cup-shaped flowers up through late winter and early spring, often while frost still lingers and continuing to perform for an impressive 8-10 weeks. Mature plants often produce 50 or more flowers per plant lasting up to 2 months, making them one of the longest-blooming shade perennials available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLush, evergreen clumps of deep green, leathery foliage provide year-round structure and interest, making this as much a foliage plant as a flowering one. Utterly at home in woodland gardens, shady borders, under deciduous trees, or alongside hostas, ferns, and astilbes and completely ignored by deer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a seed-grown mix, each plant is genetically unique, no two blooms will be identical. This is part of the magic of the Midnight Garden Mix: you're not getting cookie-cutter uniformity, you're getting a curated collection of moody, exceptional individuals, each one its own beautiful surprise. Bicolor forms are common and particularly stunning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note: Bloom color and pattern will vary plant to plant across the full dark spectrum described above. This natural variability is what makes seed-grown hellebores so rewarding to grow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuick growing facts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSow just below soil surface, keep moist throughout\u003cbr\u003eComplex warm\/cold stratification required (see above)\u003cbr\u003ePartial to full shade preferred\u003cbr\u003eMoist, humus-rich, well-draining soil\u003cbr\u003eZones 4-9\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 12-18 in | Spread: 18-24 in\u003cbr\u003eEvergreen perennial\u003cbr\u003eDeer resistant\u003cbr\u003eBlooms: Late winter to early spring, 8-10 weeks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSowing \u0026amp; Germination:\u003cbr\u003eHelleborus orientalis seeds have complex dormancy requirements, patience is essential, but the reward is absolutely worth it. The easiest way is to plant them outdoors in fall where they can experience a warm period followed by cold. Alternatively, you can mimic these conditions by doing the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarm phase 1: Sow just below the soil surface and keep at room temperature for 6 weeks\u003cbr\u003eCold phase 1: Cover with plastic wrap to retain moisture, refrigerate for 8 weeks\u003cbr\u003eWarm phase 2: Move to a cool room (54°F\/12°C) for 8 weeks, germination may begin here\u003cbr\u003eCold phase 2 (if needed): If no germination yet, refrigerate again for 6-8 weeks, then return to cool room\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA second cold period is completely normal for this species, do not discard ungerminated pots. Germination typically occurs 30-90 days after the final warming period. Keep soil consistently moist throughout and never allow it to dry out completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 Seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe combine shipping on all orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like and orders over $35 ship for free to the US. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll our seeds undergo vigorous germination testing to meet or exceed industry standards for viability. Never GMO.","brand":"SeedCult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53446523388267,"sku":"HL7110","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/5815\/2043\/files\/0_7cd4b5c0-1cbf-4c8d-b9fd-6184bd9fcb78.png?v=1782933642","url":"https:\/\/seedcult.com\/products\/midnight-garden-helleborus-mix-hl7110","provider":"SeedCult","version":"1.0","type":"link"}