Hepatica 2021

[Gabriela]

This year's annual national hepatica show in Tokyo has been cancelled due to the COVID-19, organiser said. 
Stay safe

Sad new for all Tatsuo. Will have to re-watch the pictures from previous years; at least we have those!

[Gabriela]

Hepatica japonica 'Hanaguruma'

Another beauty.

[Herman Mylemans]

Here are some interesting movies about Hepatica:

Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (americana):


Hepatica nobilis:


Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (acutiloba): 


Hepatica japonica:

 Part 1:   


 Part 2:


 Part 3:   


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 Part 9:   


 Part 10:


I hope you enjoy them!

[ruweiss]

Simply beautiful. Many thanks Herman.

[mellifera]

Herman thank you for these videos.

Here are a few more very interesting clips. Unfortunately I donīt understand japanese.

[shelagh]

Herman those videos of all the different types were wonderful, made us realise how many slight differences you could get.

Patrick that was very interesting. Brian watched it through wincing at the drastic treatment he was giving the plants. He said he will bring our Hepaticas in and show it to them and threaten them with that treatment if they don't flower.

[mellifera]

Haha Shelag, obviously he makes everything right. When you see these healty plants!

But also for me it is hard to believe, when you see how many injuries he inflicts on the plants..

Maybe these injuris stimulate growth?

[Gabriela]

Well, that was interesting to watch! I was mostly surprised to see what a large part of roots he cut out for transplanting.

Does someone know what kind of balm they are using to protect the injury spots when dividing? This was also something new for me. Always something to learn.

[mellifera]

Gabriela I think he uses this paste.

https://www.bonsai.de/pflegepaste-p-365.html

[Maggi Young]

Gabriela I think he uses this paste.

https://www.bonsai.de/pflegepaste-p-365.html

Oh yes, well spotted, that's the  tube  the  Japanese  grower  showed!

[Gabriela]

Gabriela I think he uses this paste.

https://www.bonsai.de/pflegepaste-p-365.html

Thanks! I thought it was something very special just for Hepatica given that they are so passionate about them.

[mellifera]

again a few photos of flowering plants.

Hepatica nobilis Flora Plena 'Ladislav' or 'Typ Czech'

Hepatica japonica red 'Nidan'

[Herman Mylemans]

Very nice Hepatica, Patrick. Here it is too much rain every day.

[Carsten]

Hepatica nobilis 'Selma' and a nobilis seedling.

[Carsten]

Hepatica nobilis plena forms, unnamed.