Hepatica 2014

[annew]

Beautiful, the double blue nobilis is very rare in the UK.

[Anne Repnow]

Thank you, Anne. I feel lucky that all hepaticas thrive in my garden (the climate is just continental enough as I live east of the Rhine).

Here are a couple that are frequently discussed in Hepatica circles in Germany... definitely different!
(1) Hepatica transsilvanica 'Buis'
(2) Heptaica transsilvanica 'de Buis'

[Gunilla]

Anne, I think it's lovely. I really like the soft pink colour.

Here are a couple that are frequently discussed in Hepatica circles in Germany... definitely different!
(1) Hepatica transsilvanica 'Buis'
(2) Heptaica transsilvanica 'de Buis'

The first hepatica to flower in my garden is always one named 'Buis strain' (I think it should be the same as 'de Buis').  I'm a bit confused about the naming, though and it looks more like 'Buis' on your first photo.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Hepatica yamatutai in the peatgarden in the shelter and shadow of two peatblocks .......

[Anne Repnow]

The first hepatica to flower in my garden is always one named 'Buis strain' (I think it should be the same as 'de Buis').  I'm a bit confused about the naming, though and it looks more like 'Buis' on your first photo.

There is a lot of confusion about 'Buis', 'de Buis' and 'Buis' strain here as well...
The photo of 'de Buis' is of a plant which has been propagated by division for decades by Andreas Händel, so I assume it is correctly named. However, personally I prefer the other plant with the darker blue and white anthers - whatever its correct name.... 

[Gunilla]

Bolinopsis, I think our plants must be related  .  The Buis form I grow is also from Andreas Händel  .

[angie]

Good grief ! 
I wonder how you do it John, but they do seem to get even more beautiful every year !!

So do I, amazing amount of flowers. I have a couple flowering in the greenhouse . Just reminds me of happy little faces.

Angie 

[Anne Repnow]

Bolinopsis, I think our plants must be related  .  The Buis form I grow is also from Andreas Händel  .

Lovely! International relations!! 

[Gunilla]

One or two more.

Amazing! The amount of flowers on each plant  . 

[Mavers]

The double blue hepatica nobilis is exquisite. I saw one in the flesh last weekend & it made me want to grow one very very much   

[johngennard]

A week of mostly sunny days and very mild temperatures has brought the hepaticas on at a rapid rate of knots and I fear it is going to be a very short season if this weather continues.Here are some more .

UN-NAMED DOUBLE
        ''                   CLOSE-UP
TAMAKUJAKU
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[johngennard]

NOBILIS PYRENAICA
KIMONI
MAXIMA
NOBILIS JAPONICA SEEDLING
ORIHEME (apologies for repeat but it gets better every day)

[johngennard]

NOBILIS ALBA
KALEIDOSCOPE IN THE HEPATICA HOUSE TODAY

[Roma]

Wow!!!

[annew]

Crumbs! My H. maxima has squinny little white flowers..