Hepatica 2010

[Rodger Whitlock]

I hope you make every effort to propagate this beauty, Chris, esp. by seed. It likely won't come true, but if you are patient and have lots of space for seedlings, you may be able to breed a strain that comes reasonably true.

Too bad you weren't able to get both the crimson plants; if they were seedlings, then the two together would give a much better foundation to a breeding program. Would the nursery be willing to send you pollen from the other one, presuming that they have kept track of it?

[chris]

last year I had 3 seeds of this plant and at the moment 2 seedlings, onother 2 year and we can see if they are as good as the mother (and father)

[chris]

H.'Tamamushi' changes color when complete open

[Maggi Young]

Chris, your true red hepatica is a joy!

Is this colour fade as seen in 'Tamamushi' common in other doubles?

[chris]

Color fade is not common, here is H.'Shiouden' this one hold his color, sometimes it is not only the color that changes, I have a few plants where the shape changes to, in a couple of days I will show you that I hope,

[Maggi Young]

Color fade is not common, here is H.'Shiouden' this one hold his color, sometimes it is not only the color that changes, I have a few plants where the shape changes to, in a couple of days I will show you that I hope...

Most interesting, Chris, I look forward to learning more.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Another very nice one Chris !! 

[TheOnionMan]

Chris, beautiful colors and flower forms.  What do the plants look like, do they have nicely marbled foliage?  I'd like very much to see what the entire plants look like.  Thanks for sharing these very special forms.

[Gerry Webster]

The new edition of 'Rare Plants' Spring Catalogue has just arrived. On the last page is a list of Japanese hepaticas with prices ranging from £25.00 to £655.00. And I thought snowdrop prices were crazy!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The new edition of 'Rare Plants' Spring Catalogue has just arrived. On the last page is a list of Japanese hepaticas with prices ranging from £25.00 to £655.00. And I thought snowdrop prices were crazy!

Don't get nervous Gerry 
When I last looked on Juergen Peeters website, I found one listed at 2500 €... 
And I'm sure even more is payed in the "inside" trade for the "really special ones".. 

[chris]

I now the prizes are crazy, this year a have some seeds from a auction in Japan and also these prizes are sometimes extremely high, I was lucky it was a present from a japanese friend and from the 100 seeds I got 95 germinate.
most of the leaves are green, Marc. sometimes mabled but now they are old and not so intresting to see, I show some leafforms later,
here one of my favourites, normally with grey-green leaves, I look tommorow for a picture with leaves

[Heinz Meyer]

Your plants are all wonderfull Chris

       Heinz

[Ragged Robin]

Chris, that Hepatica is an absolute dream 

[chris]

Is there nobody else with Hepaticas, here two others of my collection

[Maggi Young]

I think you are just getting them out of winter quicker than everyone else, Chris.

As Ian found when he visited Ashwood last weekend, they are just trying to wake their Hepaticas up with some heat for the early displays they hope to provide.