Hepatica 2020

[Herman Mylemans]

We're back to spring after a cold week, more Hepatica will start flowering in the garden. Wild areas are still forbidden, so I will miss seeing them
in the woods this spring.
This is the new 'normal' with sticks around all flowers; rabbits eat the leaves first then were starting with the flowers 
H. americana today
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Gabriela, nice to see some Hepatica. Here it has been warm (till 23°C) and very dry wind. So the plants are  suffering. They predict some rain next week, it will be needed.

[Leena]

Gabriela, the first ones of H.americana from your seeds flowered this year for the first time. No pictures, but there were several different shades of blue.

The first picture is Hepatica crenatiloba.
The my seed grown H.japonica, and then H.pubescens ex 'Hohobeni' and 'Shirayuki'.

[Leena]

'Houkan', I am so happy that  H.japonicas and all H.pubescens have survived in open ground. Winter was mild, but now they have all summer to grow more and when they are year older, they will be even better to go through next winter.

[kris]

Finally the weather in Saskatoon is warm and Hepaticas started to flower now.
1.Hepatica nobilis blue
2.Hepatica nobilis rose
3. Hepatice nobilis white

[kris]

4. Hepatica transsilvanica Elison spece
5. Hepatica transsilvanica blue
6. Hepatica transsilvanica narrow petal

[Herman Mylemans]

Kris, nice to see some beautiful Hepatica's! 
Here the season is over.

[kris]

Thanks Herman. The Hepatica season is just starting. Still some species are yet to flower.

[Leena]

Kris, Hepaticas really love your garden. So much flowers!

[Leena]

A friend told me about a place which is going to be destroyed soon and where Hepaticas grow.
I went to look and found some different kinds (but no doubles unfortunately), and because they were going to be killed anyway, took them.
This first one is maiden, am I right? It is very pretty.
Then there were two which had almost like bicolour flowers, but what are the dark spots?
I hope they are not because of virus or something like that, does anyone know?

[kris]

Kris, Hepaticas really love your garden. So much flowers!

You have some really nice Hepaticas and I like the natural look of them in  your garden.
It looks like the Hepaticas love the cold winter of Canada.!! My friend who has a lovely garden has Hepaticas with lots of flowers too.
Unfortunately I can't grow   H.japonica.
And I love to have a double blue Hepatica nobilis but so far no luck. No one sells it.

[kris]

more and more Hepaticas are blooming now.
1.Hepatica nobilis  blue
2.Hepatica nobilis dark pink
3. Hepatica nobilis pink
4.Hepatica nobilis pyrenaica

[kris]

more pictures
5.Hepatica nobilis pyrenaica mauve
6.Hepatica transsilvanica "Schwanenss"
7.Hepatica transsilvanica white

[WSGR]

Totally amazing! Love those 50 shades of blues! Gems lovelier than diamonds!

[Herman Mylemans]

Kris, your Hepatica's are flowering very well! 
I believe 6.Hepatica transsilvanica "Schwanenss"  must be Hepatica transsilvanica 'Schwanensee'

[Herman Mylemans]

A friend told me about a place which is going to be destroyed soon and where Hepaticas grow.
I went to look and found some different kinds (but no doubles unfortunately), and because they were going to be killed anyway, took them.
This first one is maiden, am I right? It is very pretty.
Then there were two which had almost like bicolour flowers, but what are the dark spots?
I hope they are not because of virus or something like that, does anyone know?

Nice Hepatica's Leena. I have never seen such dark spots. Maybe it is best to keep them in quarantine till you are sure that it is not a virus.