Lenten Rose - Advice

Hi,

I believe this plant to be a Lenten Rose based on an app I used to identify the plant.

The plant was already planted in a patch in the front of our garden in a new housing estate we moved into.

There seems to be two Lenten Roses planted.

The larger of them doesn't look 100%, maybe its the jagged edges on the leaves or the black marks that make me think that.

Pics attached, can anyone please advise what needs to be done to improve their state?

Thank you

Pics included.

 

Hi they are Hellebores to me . They look fine they do get a bit of fungal problems but nothing serious or to worry about they can be very long lived plants , I trim all the old leaves off in autumn or late winter . The larger one is a bit confused they suppose to flower late winter through spring , on this particular plant you could trim the older leaves off now if you wish you can see fresh new leaves coming from the base.

 

Thank you, I was googling what the black marks are on some of the leaves and an article mentioned removong these leaves to stop spreading of some fungal infection.

In relation to the older leaves, silly question, but how do I identify which are the older leaves?

Thank you

 

They look tattier, more worn, are harder to the touch, also tend to have black spots due to the fungus mentioned. The young leaves are smaller lower down thinner, brighter green often not fully unfurled.
I find that some hellebores are spring flowering and others can be more random.

 

Thank you for you advice.

Looking at the two leaves in the pic below, I should probably remove them as they have the black spots you mentioned.

Where exactly do I cut them to trim/remove them?

 

As close to the ground as possible.

 

Thank you, I took your advice and did it earlier.