Hepatica 2008

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Magnar,
I agree with Armin : a real stunner !!! 

[Magnar]

I came across this one as a tiny plant with 3 leaves in the shop of Gothenburg Botanic Garden quite some years ago. When I bought it I had no idea it was a filled type. So imagine my excitemet when it flowered with one filled flower the following spring. I've been told that this form origins from an small island in the fjord near Trondheim in the middle of Norway. But local gardeners also say its no longer to be found on that island.

[illingworth]

After watching spring arrive in so many places we are pleased to announce our spring has arrived! The hepaticas this year are making up for their late arrival. The first photo below is of a plant we never really paid attention to until this year. I'm amazed we didn't notice it sooner!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great plants - you must have many beauties around if you didn't notice this one ??   

[Joakim B]

Very nice big clumps of Hepatica.  The first is very nice indeed.
Well done 
Kind regards
Jokaim

[illingworth]

Yes Luc, there a few beauties and I'm still puzzled as to how we missed it before. This next plant is Hepatica 'Louise Koehler' which we have had for a long while. It is our only named hepatica, the rest have all been grown from seed. I tried dividing it 10 years ago and nearly lost it as I didn't understand how to do it or pay enough attention afterwards to nurse the divisions along. This year I'm going to have another go at it and this time not get distracted.
-Rob

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Louise looks very pretty too Rob !  Very good plant !

[Anastasia]

Hello! I from Russia. We too grow up Hepatica.
Here our flowers. They not such magnificent, as yours, but at us a climate bad.

Whether It is possible to ask for you a few seeds? I can offer an exchange of seeds. At us a greater collection of rare plants:
FRITILLARIA, GLAUCIDIUM, TRILLIUM, ERYTHRONIUM
I Shall be very glad, if you will respond to my request. I am sorry for illiteracy. I do not know English language.

E-mail: ptaha-vorobey@mail.ru

[Joakim B]

Anastasia
Great plants You have Very well done. I hope You will find seeds. I think that people who sees Your collections of the other plants will do their best to get You nice seeds.

Kind regards
Joakim

[art600]

Anastasia

Your Frits & Erythronium were excellent, and now you show us some wonderful Hepatica.  Obviously you have green fingers and a good source for seed.

Arthur

[Kristl Walek]

Hi Rob....didn't know you were here!!!!!!!
The Illingworths, by the way, have a MOST BEAUTIFUL GARDEN....I always tell everyone it is the best private garden I have ever seen!!!! Hopefully Rob will post many, many pictures for us to enjoy.

And, I just posted a note in the seed exchange section that tomorrow is Hepatica acutiloba collection day (wild sources). If there is anyone else who has not contacted me already, this is the time...

[Anastasia]

Thanks you, me is pleasant, that my plants like you. 

Green fingers were at my mum, I continue its business.
At us a greater collection of rare and interesting plants from the different countries. My garden small, but many interesting plants there are collected. Simeon and plants were bought, exchanged, brought by friends. Now I can exchange seeds with you.

Kristl!
I have already written to you the personal message and have sent the post address. Thanks that have responded. 

[Paul T]

Anastasia,

Beautiful plants.  You may think that yours aren't as nice as the others..... I've only ever flowered white or blue single varieties, plus have a few coming along from seed.  I adore all the pics of your plants, so don't feel they aren't as good.  They're beautiful!!

Rob and Sharon,

That is an interesting white edged one that you "missed".  The double is rather nice as well!! 

Geir,

Both the double and your semi-plena are lovely.  Nice to have something that sets seed which has a chance of being double flowered.  Would love to find something like that myself to try to breed some doubles.  I quite like the colour and form of it for itself, as well as it's progeny potential.

Magnar,

That x kurvinberg is a beautiful form, but then again every picture of a full double I've ever seen has been good.  Lovely to see such a nice big clump flowering like that.

Great pics everyone.  Thanks.

[Michael J Campbell]

The first Hepatica flowers are peeping out from under the leaves.

Hepatica nobilis
Hepatica nobilis rubra plena double.

[Gunilla]

Oh, they are so beautiful. I long for spring when I see your photos. Do you grow them out in the garden?