Hepatica 2014

[Matt T]

KALEIDOSCOPE IN THE HEPATICA HOUSE

Absolutely stunning!

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

[Peppa]

NOBILIS ALBA
KALEIDOSCOPE IN THE HEPATICA HOUSE TODAY

John, amazing! 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!

[johngennard]

John, amazing! 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.

[Mavers]

What a beautiful show John.................such large plants.

[KK-Ann Arbor]

I only pot-on when I feel that the plant has outgrown its pot or that the plant is not progressing.

John,
May I ask the composition of your planting medium?
I am trying to find the good potting medium for acutilobas, americanas, japonicas, etc.
Do you use the same medium for all your Hepaticas?

Keeping japonicas healthy is not easy for me here in South East Michigan.  Summer heat and humidity as well as freezing and thawing in early spring are really hard on them.  Currently I am using mostly "kanuma" for Japonicas but it is very expensive.

Putting aside the climate differences, your recipe will help my search for better composition.

koko

[johngennard]

I use the same compost for all of my hepaticas,that is equal parts of J.i. no. 3--coarse perlite--sterilised leaf-mould.

[KK-Ann Arbor]

John,

Thank you for your response.
I will try a mix using perlite with my compost and leaf mould when I split my japonicas this year.

koko

[Peppa]

I only pot-on when I feel that the plant has outgrown its pot or that the plant is not progressing.

Thanks John! Your hepatica looks very healthy!

[Gunilla]

Mild weather, a little sun and lots of new seedlings start to flower  .

Hepatica nobilis, red.

[annew]

With nice leaves as well!

[Peppa]

Mild weather, a little sun and lots of new seedlings start to flower  .

Hepatica nobilis, red.

Nice nobilis, Gunilla! I like the contrast of the pink and white stamens.

I have a few blooming currently. One is from seed and this year is the first time it has flowered (Nichirin-Zaki), and the other one is an unnamed Sandan-zaki. I tried scratching the stamens a bit in hopes of collecting some pollen, but no luck this time... 

[Matt T]

Nichirin-zaki is beautiful, Peppa. An absolutely stunning colour. You should be very pleased with it. Nicely photographed too.

[johnralphcarpenter]

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.

[Matt T]

This spring I've acquired two Heps. That's my limit...really...honestly...!

[ChrisB]

Here's one of David Boyd's. Seedlings.  He gave me a handful to plant a couple of years ago.  This one looked quite nice last year so I've been keeping an eye on it.  Not sure what sp. it comes from but it's a bit different to the rest in the garden....