Hepatica 2013

[Helen Johnstone]

Hi John
Lovely Hepaticas.  I have recently bought my first one, I had no idea there was so much variety

[Maggi Young]

Hepatica nobilis 'Ole'

Fine flower - was it named for Ole Sonderhausen?

[WimB]

Fine flower - was it named for Ole Sonderhausen?

Ah, it's "Ole". I thought it was "Olé", like the Spanish Olé   

[Maggi Young]

Ah, it's "Ole". I thought it was "Olé", like the Spanish Olé   

Maybe it is -  I was just thinking Denmark.....

[WimB]

Maybe it is -  I was just thinking Denmark.....

Sounds more plausible in any case!! I don't think there are H. nobilis growing in Spain 

[Maggi Young]

Gunhild will know the truth, I hope.  After all, with naming cultivars, anything seems possible.

[Gunhild Poulsen]

It is Olé like in Spanish, but I don't think the plant comes from spain, even Hepatica are growing in nature in Spain. Unfortunately I don't know the origin of the name, but I will do som research.

[Maggi Young]

It is Olé like in Spanish

 Aha! 

[ichristie]

Still snowing here spent the day in the glasshouses thankfully some hepaticas are looking good so here is a mixture taken today, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[ichristie]

A few more hope we get a little sunshine soon, Ian.

[annew]

Even just a little sun has me dashing out to the greenhouse to hopefully catch the hepaticas opening their flowers. It's a good job so many have pretty backs to the flowers!

[johngennard]

Me too Anne but they need a fair amount of warmth before they respond and I find that it is after lunch before they really respond.We have had some good periods of sunshine here although it is bitterly cold outside and most uncomfortable to be out doors though compared to our friends in the North it must seem like Spring down here in the Midlands.However the cool tempertures have prolonged the flowers on the hepaticas  though I fear that many are now past their best so I took the opportunity to have a final session this afternoon and show them here.Hope you enjoy and forgive any repeats.

[johngennard]

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[Michael J Campbell]

Beautiful.

[johngennard]

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