Hepatica 2017

[Carsten]

Gabriela
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta  is indeed acutiloba and Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa is americana

Gabriela, as Herman wrote, this should be the right name for now. On my labels it´s still acutiloba and americana ...
I don´t run a nursery but half of the greenhouse is dedicated to Hepaticas and the seedlings - and they require more space each year 

Herman: Your nobilis plena is outstanding!

[Gabriela]

Thank you Herman and Carstens - I am following close the work done on Hepatica nomenclature; not that is something soon to be clarified 
At this time there are still disagreements although all last molecular studies show them as separate species. I was just curious to know because following this line of thought H. japonica should be called H. nobilis var. japonica.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter; in NA everyone calls them americana and acutiloba. If we would be to follow Flora of NA the names are Anemone americana and A. acutiloba, even more unacceptable

[Cephalotus]

Snowdrops are basically over, so I had to find a new addiction - Hepatica. My first find:

[Leena]

Why might it be that there are so many plants with different forms in Poland?
Over here I have never seen double Hepatica in the wild, only different colour forms.

[Cephalotus]

Why might it be that there are so many plants with different forms in Poland?
Over here I have never seen double Hepatica in the wild, only different colour forms.

Leena,
that particular plant was found in Czech Republic, not in Poland, although I found a photo of a H. nobilis flore pleno from Poland several years ago.
http://www.malogoszcz.isn.pl/przyroda.htm
I tried to contact the person who did that discovery and photo, but the e-mail was not working and the person moved to another city, so I had no means of contacting that person. I went there several years ago, but I found nothing interesting. One day I would like to go there again, who knows, maybe I will be more lucky than.

[Leena]

That blue one is also so pretty!!

[Cephalotus]

I have one plant that has pointed tips. Does such petals shape count as something interesting?

[Herman Mylemans]

Hepatica transsilvanica 'Ellison Spence'

[kris]

I have one plant that has pointed tips. Does such petals shape count as something interesting?

It is lovely.looks very different from my H.nobilis which has rounded edge.They are still under snow here!!

[Gunilla]

1. Hepatica x schlyteri has long lasting flowers and the old leaves are still in good condition.
2-3. Two plants from one seed batch. They both have large leaves that stay green all winter unlike most H. nobilis.
4. A pink nobilis, also with old leaves in good condition.
5. H. nobilis plena blue Czech Form - this plant too have large leaves that stay green past flowering time.

[Gunilla]

and some more
1. Blue seedling with coloured anthers.
2. Dark red seedling with red anthers.
3. A pink pyrenaica
4. H. 'Blue Jewel'
5. Blue and white seedling

[Gunilla]

and a few  H. transsilvanica
1. H. transsilvanica 'Pfauenauge'
2. H. transsilvanica 'Hohenstein'
3. A dark blue seedling
4. H. transsilvanica

[ashley]

Beautiful plants Gunilla

[Gabriela]

I don't even know how to call them anymore; beautiful is not enough
The 'pink clover' has super interesting foliage!

[Leena]

I am speechless, they are all so lovely.
The picture with blue double with yellow Helloborus in the background is great, and also the blue seedling with  coloured anthers, I have never seen one like it.