Hepatica 2021

[Carsten]

Hepatica yamatutai ex. 'pinkbacked'
Hepatica japonica ex. 'Yukishino'
Hepatica japonica 'Ukigumo'
2 Hepatica japonica seedlings

These are for exchange, too.

[Herman Mylemans]

Nice Hepatica's Carsten! I am interested in yamatutai ex pinkbacked.

[Carsten]

It's yours ;-)

[Carsten]

Some of the pictures taken in the greenhouse today.

The last one is a japonica seedling that reminds me of Myosotis, almost as tiny.

[kris]

Carsten your  beautiful Hepaticas  reminds  me that winter will be out soon. Too bad in my weather I can't grow any of these gems.

[Herman Mylemans]

It's yours ;-)

Thank you Carsten. Your greenhouse is a beautiful display, already so many flowers, I presume that most of them are H. japonica. Tomorrow I am going to remove the snow of the greenhouse and also some frost protection. So the plants can warm up again and the pots can thawing.

[Maggi Young]

Carsten's pix of the hepaticas all in flower in his glasshouse  are  a delight! So pretty en masse!

[Gabriela]

Herman: I've been using vermiculite and perlite for a long time now, in various mixes, and especially for seedlings long before I started to grow Hepatica from seeds.

What I found after using both in various ways, is that the vermiculite is great for seedlings mixes (short term potting), I also use it for keeping all the moist-packed seeds I offer. I has an excellent water holding capacity.
The downside is that when used in mixes for longer term potting (3 years or more), the particles which are very soft when imbibed, will start to break up and therefore do not perform as well in assuring a good drainage as good as the perlite does.

So, for this reason, I found it better to use the perlite for Hepatica potting/sowing mix.
For growing alpine species, a mix from vermiculite & perlite (and some soil) works perfect.

[Gabriela]

What a delight Carsten to see the greenhouse in flower!

Keep the white flower/mauve anthers for me - just kidding, I know we cannot exchange plants. I hope others will take advantage!

[Leena]

Carsten, how big is your greenhouse? It must be wonderful to go there this time of year, and see all new flowers and new seedlings!
And when the flowers in the greenhouse are over, your season continues outside.
All are so nice and it is difficult to decide a favourite and the ones in the previous page are all fabulous, but right now I'm between the third and last H.japonica in the previous page. The third has such prefect flower shape, but the last one so interesting colour.

[Herman Mylemans]

Herman: I've been using vermiculite and perlite for a long time now, in various mixes, and especially for seedlings long before I started to grow Hepatica from seeds.

What I found after using both in various ways, is that the vermiculite is great for seedlings mixes (short term potting), I also use it for keeping all the moist-packed seeds I offer. I has an excellent water holding capacity.
The downside is that when used in mixes for longer term potting (3 years or more), the particles which are very soft when imbibed, will start to break up and therefore do not perform as well in assuring a good drainage as good as the perlite does.

So, for this reason, I found it better to use the perlite for Hepatica potting/sowing mix.
For growing alpine species, a mix from vermiculite & perlite (and some soil) works perfect.

Gabriela, I always use the combination perlite, seramis and some humus soil. Seramis also keeps water for a long time.

[Gunilla]

What a lovely display, Carsten.  I couldn't even begin to pick a favourite, they are all so beautiful.

[Carsten]

Thanks to all for your kind feedback!

Leena, the greenhouse is only 21 square meters and much too small ;-)

[Leena]

Carsten, 21 square meters of Hepaticas  , it must be wonderful! Space is always too small, and if there is enough space, then it is too big and there is too little time to keep up with it. At least it seems like that to me, but hopefully some day I will get all the garden in order.

[Herman Mylemans]

After snow melting, Hepatica henryi is appearing.