Hepatica 2010

[WimB]

Really nice Michael,

here are some flowering in the garden for the moment:

H. jap. 'Asahi' (planted last year, so it hasn't got it's double flower yet)
H. jap. 'Goshozakura' (just opened, flower changes after opening)
H. jap. 'Saichou'

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wow, trying to knock us off our socks Michael ?? 
Great series !

Good to see you're trying to grow yours outside Wim !!  Very Brave ! They seem to have stood the bad winter well !!
 

[WimB]

Good to see you're trying to grow yours outside Wim !!  Very Brave ! They seem to have stood the bad winter well !!
 

They grow in a sheltered place where they are in shade during the summer and they stand the winter well. 'Goshozakura' and 'Saichou' have been growing there for two years and they do very well, especially 'Saichou' which seems to be clumping up very quickly.

[johngennard]

John,
I was very impressed with your range of japonica seedlings. Did you deliberately cross-pollinate specific singles, or are they open pollinated in the greenhouse? Also I wondered whether cross-pollinating japonica with the european nobilis (say the deep cobalt blue form) has been tried.

Peter

Hello Peter,long time no hear.All of my seedlings are open pollinated.I don't have the time or discipline required to keep  records of the crosses made.

[kalle-k.dk]

After a long long winter is my Hepatica begun to flourish. There are still several places in the garden where there is 90 cm. snow, but it has begun to melt and I can now see a few plants
The green semi-double Hepatica is one which I have made from seeds and there were only a few that were green and semi-doubles.

Karl Kristensen,
Denmark

[Ragged Robin]

The snow in the garden covering all that is to come makes the flowering of your Hepatica like pristine jewels, Karl, and I particularly like your Hepatica jap Akamusha.

[Michael J Campbell]

Three from me today. Not up to the usual standard because of the sun.

Hepatica japonica Taeka.
Hepatica japonica Toki.
Hepatica transsilvanica Mrs Elison Spence

[Vilma D]

Hello,

Wonderful plants and brilliant pictures!  I could not fail to notice that not only do you have specialist knowledge about plants but you all appear to be professional photographers too.  This makes the whole viewing experience even more pleasurable.  Thank you.  Keep those pictures coming...

I wonder if any of you happen to grow H. nobilis var japonica 'Oomurasaki'? 

I bought a young plant at Gardening Scotland Show in Edinburgh last year.  However, due to my complete inexperience and lack of knowledge in hepatica cultivation, I managed to lose somewhat not the strongest specimen .  I guess it had no chances to survive the 'numerous' re-pottings (4 to be precise), damp summer, cold winds, freezing winter and hardly any feeding.   

Reading through Hepatica posts in the old and in the new forum, I have noticed this particular plant mentioned only once.   It appears to be really rare?!  This simply adds to my grief.  I would love to have a second go... 

[Ragged Robin]

Vilma, welcome and don't feel embarrassed about losing your Hepatica, just sad at its passing....in no time you will glean the expertise from the Forum and I'm sure will have success in the future.  I hope you find your 'rare' H. nobilis var japonica 'Oomurasaki again to have another opportunity to see it thrive.

[Vilma D]

Vilma, welcome and don't feel embarrassed about losing your Hepatica, just sad at its passing....in no time you will glean the expertise from the Forum and I'm sure will have success in the future.  I hope you find your 'rare' H. nobilis var japonica 'Oomurasaki again to have another opportunity to see it thrive.

Dear Ragged Robin, thank you for the welcome and the encouraging word  

[Peter Maguire]

Hello Peter,long time no hear.All of my seedlings are open pollinated.I don't have the time or discipline required to keep  records of the crosses made.

Thanks for that John, it's encuraging to see that such a splendid range of seedlings can come from open pollination. I'm really tempted to try a single, pink japonica type with dark anthers crossed with the cobalt blue nobilis as a deliberate cross this year - I'll keep you posted on results.
Sorry not to have met up at Loughborough again this year - my daughter's wedding was the following day and I wouldn't dare suggesting driving 3 hours each way to Loughborough the day before that event.  .

Peter

[Joakim B]

Thanks for the answer John
Wim Take the chance and try to make some seeds from Your double if it has all the parts needed now that it single. Maybe it will result in some double or semi double that are nice.
Michael nice colour range of nobilis.

Regarding transilvanica I am wondering if that is not "just" a nobilis with double chromosomes and that would explain better vigour and the extra lobing. No scientific thinking more than the obvious from chromosome counting. Not sure if one can see the difference between a plant that is 2n=28 and 4n=28?

Vilma welcome and hope You find the hepatica again. Maybe the same seller will have more this year?

Kind regards
Joakim

[chris]

here one you dont see often, H.insularis, the old leaves disappear in autum? the flowers and leaves appear together in spring

[chris]

thank you Maggy

[Maggi Young]

  , happy to help, Chris!