Hepatica 2018

[Michael J Campbell]

Hepatica japonica blue sandan.

[Gabriela]

Hepatica japonica blue sandan.

Another perfect Hepatica to beat the January blues!

[Michael J Campbell]

 Hepatica japonica yellow.
Hepatica japonica tosen
Hepatica japonica ryokurei.
 Hepatica japonica 'Koshi-no-maboroshi'

[annew]

Glorious, Michael! You are way ahead of here.

[Michael J Campbell]

Hepatica japonica yuzuru.
Hepatica japonica hokutosei.
Hepatica japonica Kuukai.

[Carsten]

While my garden is still covered with snow, the hepatica season starts at the frost-free greenhouse.
Seedlings of Hepatica pubescens 'Hohobeni' (and others on the sides) sown in 2015.
Seedling of Hepatica nob.var. jap. 'Shinku' sown in 2016 still with itīs seed leafs and first leaf of 2017.
Seedling of an unnamed japonica crossed with Hepatica nob.var. jap. 'Touyama shigure' with lilac tips on the edge.
First time bloomers are always exciting to watch out and not all of them are disappointing






edit by maggi to rotate photos.

[Gunilla]

I have been admiring all your photos in this years hepatica thread. Lovely flowers!  Carsten, the intense red colour of your seedling is amazing.

Wish I had a frost free greenhouse. My early ones have to struggle.

[shelagh]

Well the Hepaticas are certainly on the move.  Can't name any of mine though because all of these have come as gifts. Apologise for number 2 being slightly out of focus, the tremor in my hands seem worse when I get a camera out. Also 2 pics of number 3 because it looks blue in the picture but after a bit of jiggling I have managed to get it looking more like the purple it is in reality.

[Mike Ireland]

Michael & others, keep posting those wonderful Hepatica photos, WOW & WOW again.

[Maggi Young]

A selection of delectable Hepatica pictures  from Ian Christie

[Maggi Young]

and some more - sorry , no names given

[shelagh]

I rather like the pink one, it looks as if it can't quite decide whether to be a single or a double flower

[Maggi Young]

I rather like the pink one, it looks as if it can't quite decide whether to be a single or a double flower

No 7,   Shelagh?  Yes, I was taken by that too.

[Gabriela]

Beauties all of them!

Carstens - I'm not after strong colours in Hepatica but your red flowered seedling with new fuzzy leaves while still holding the seed leaves it is particularly cute

[Gunilla]

A cross from Gunda & Karl Kristensen, Hepatica yamatutai x H. nobilis 'Cremar'.  I am very fond of the big marbled leaves with dark red undersides. Yesterday, I noticed the advanced buds and I didn't dare leave it outside in my cold frame.  Inside in a cold room it started to flower.