My First Hepatica of the season bought in the frost free tunnel 5 weeks ago and now flowering.@ Garry: Lovely - spring will come! What species (cross) ist it? It has unusual leaves (to my badly informed european eyes...)
-30 this morning but at least the sun is out.
Hepatica nobilis blue.
Luc, I seem to remember you were looking a offset of that plant a couple of years ago but I can't remember if I sent to you or not.I have a few spares now.
Pictures of my Yamatutai today
and the rest
Beautiful Hepaticas, everyone!
John,
How often do you split plants? Your large plants are very impressive. It is not easy for me to keep them vigorous without splitting them often.
Koko
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.
Good grief ! :o :o
I wonder how you do it John, but they do seem to get even more beautiful every year !!
Bolinopsis, I think our plants must be related :D. The Buis form I grow is also from Andreas Händel 8).Lovely! International relations!! :)
One or two more.
KALEIDOSCOPE IN THE HEPATICA HOUSE
NOBILIS ALBA
KALEIDOSCOPE IN THE HEPATICA HOUSE TODAY
John, amazing! :D What an abundance of flowers!
How long can you keep the plants in the same pot? I know some people who repot after several years and trim the roots to avoid the plants getting pot bound...
Wonderful!
I only pot-on when I feel that the plant has outgrown its pot or that the plant is not progressing.
I only pot-on when I feel that the plant has outgrown its pot or that the plant is not progressing.
Mild weather, a little sun and lots of new seedlings start to flower :).Nice nobilis, Gunilla! I like the contrast of the pink and white stamens.
Hepatica nobilis, red.
The trouble with the SRGC forum is that it tempts you into wanting to grow too many gorgeous plants. So much for sticking to a few taxa :)Tell me about it! So far I have resisted Crocus and Fritillaria (almost) and have only a few H.nobilis in the open garden, but my wife will confirm that I can resist anything except temptation.
Nice Chris. I'm really hopeless with Hepaticas and manage to kill them every time I try.
David - willl it be a comfort when I tell you that you are not alone???
H. nobilis 'Flore Pleno' (Czech type) almost over now -:o
Last year there was no pink blush to the petals. Maybe this depends on the weather conditions?
Asterypyrum peltatum ? Never heard of it - help?
Sorry, got a letter wrong :P
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200007529 (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200007529)
I'm sorry too, should have twigged that - felling ghastly and sure I'm dying - Ian suggests I "simply have a cold" but what does he know - he can't even see me for the boxes of tissues......
Ugh, I'm sorry! The traditional cure for that here in China is a hot soup made with pears and Fritillaria bulbs (about 10 or so to a bowl), next time he says "simply a cold" you may try mentioning that... ;)Great info!
Get well soon, Maggi!Thanks, Anne - it's just a cold! (and a great excuse to moan and be grumpy !!)
A new one flowering for the first time here Hepatica nobilis "Black Eyes" I really like this one :) half and fully open.
Are the flowers small in 'real life'?
Can someone say what is the form with Hepatica seed r.e. the seed exchange? Is there a way of keeping them viable long enough to send in or do people just distribute spare at this time of year.The AGS and SRGC have been distributing damp packed hepatica seed with the main distribution for the last few years. The best conditions if you are donating is to put them with some damp vermiculite into a zip lock bag. They will not harm or rot at this stage, as long as they are above about 12C, i.e don't put them in the fridge! In nature they would at this point be experiencing damp summer woodland conditions which they need for a few weeks. As soon as they are put in the cold the radicle will start to develop and then the rot could start if they are not sown quite quickly. I have personally repacked all AGS damp packed hepatica and other ephemeral seed, to ensure they are still kept relatively warm at this stage (November), and I repack them into small zip locks then into glassine envelopes for the distribution. I put a message on the back of the packet to alert the receiver that the seed needs to be sown immediately into cold conditions in December and January. With a few that I have trialled from this process, I have had quite good germination with hepaticas and others ephemerals, although sometimes they have taken another year to germinate.