Hepatica 2020

[Carsten]

Back at home I had a beautiful welcome of a first bloomer.
Seed received from Gunhild Poulsen in 2016 as pyrenaica alba x nobilis 'Bolette' F2. Even with all the great japonicas in mind this was a very moving moment to spot the two flowers between the seedlings in the pot.

[Leena]

That is like icecream or sorbet!

[Herman Mylemans]

Back at home I had a beautiful welcome of a first bloomer.
Seed received from Gunhild Poulsen in 2016 as pyrenaica alba x nobilis 'Bolette' F2. Even with all the great japonicas in mind this was a very moving moment to spot the two flowers between the seedlings in the pot.

Carsten, you are lucky to find such beautiful treasures at home!

[WSGR]

Carsten: The 3rd one is GORGEOUS! 

[Carsten]

WSGR, in all four pics it is the same plant (and other seedlings in the same pot). The second picture shows both flowers which are a bit different.

[annew]

Back at home I had a beautiful welcome of a first bloomer.
Seed received from Gunhild Poulsen in 2016 as pyrenaica alba x nobilis 'Bolette' F2. Even with all the great japonicas in mind this was a very moving moment to spot the two flowers between the seedlings in the pot.

A treasure - well done!

[Gabriela]

That is like icecream or sorbet!

Indeed Leena! Congratulation Carsten!

And you gave me courage, I was thinking if to show my first ever double flower after all the wonderful pictures posted.
I received a small batch named 'H. japonica silver leaf'. I manage to grow 4 plants; 2 have green leaves and flowered last year, 2 have silver marbled leaves and flowered this year. To my surprise one is double!



Looks almost Mendelian I'm very interested in marbled leaves for Hepatica, which I think important to extend the 'interest' season.

[Carsten]

One double out of four plants is a good proportion ;-)
And a pretty one as well!

[Gabriela]

One double out of four plants is a good proportion ;-)
And a pretty one as well!

Pure serendipity Carsten.
My favorites are those with simple or semi-double flowers with contrasting colored anthers. The full doubles are interesting but they distance too much from the archetypal Hepatica flower. I admire them, but that's all.

[Simon R]

Let me also contribute a hand full of pictures of the shows in Japan this year.

[Maggi Young]

Thank you, too, Simon. The variation is  amazing in these  little  plants.

[Gabriela]

Let me also contribute a hand full of pictures of the shows in Japan this year.

More beauties! Thanks for showing Simon. Especially the first one is very much on my liking
It was for sale?

[Gail]

Hepatica x schlyteri (Blue Marble Group) from Ashwoods

[Simon R]

Let me also contribute a hand full of pictures of the shows in Japan this year.

More beauties! Thanks for showing Simon. Especially the first one is very much on my liking
It was for sale?

Yes Gabriela the first one was for sale but quite expensive as far as i remember. There were some nice types like this one on display.

[Gabriela]

Thanks Simon. They are so spoiled with all these beauties available.

A H. japonica with interesting foliage.