Hepatica 2022

[Leena]

Very lovely!

[Gabriela]

What a beautiful display of Hepaticas from all
I find the pure white flowers with colorful anthers extremely attractive, I don't know why but I would choose one of them over a red one;
not that I have from where unfortunately...

David, beautiful Hepatica ‘s. Your americana is very pink! As Gabriela says: connetives for H. americana the colors can be: green, green-yellow (yellowish), white or cream. Not pink what is typical for nobilis. I thought  I had Hepatica americana pink form, but the connectives were pink, so it is nobilis. I hope yours  are not pink.

Yes, Herman it looks the same like your H. americana fo. rosea. Nothing to be done about it now.
In case you know who is offering them for sale you could drop a note about it. But I wouldn't put much hope on it. I had the occasion to see
a cross between a so called "H. americana" and H. japonica done by an expert (pictures were showed) where H. americana was actually wrongly identified.
So, what can we pretend from people who just buy them to enjoy in the garden.

[Carsten]

In 2016 I crossed the magnificent Hepatica japonica 'Shinku' with H. jap. 'Touyama shigure' (in the front).



All seedlings showed a similar dark red and were all single flowering. One of them is #1667-1 (year 2016, crossing # 67, selection # 1) and already a strong flowering plant.



In 2019 I self pollinated the plant to see what the F2 generation would show. Today, 3 of a couple of seedlings started to open their flowers and although this is not statistically reliable, it looks like one of Mendelīs laws ...

[Leena]

Really nice results, Carsten.

[David2carver]

Lots more growth and flowers produced since the last time. Still yet to catch them on a sunny day off from work
Hepatica japonica Ryoku
Hepatica japonica Yamahibiki
Hepatica japonica
Hepatica acutiloba- double headed

[Herman Mylemans]

After stormy and rainy weather, it is now gradually becoming drier and there is more sunlight. So the Hepatica's in the garden start to open their flowers.
Hepatica transsilvanica 'Winterfreude'

[Upico]

The weather here was just as scary, yet the first hepatica are beginning to bloom.

[Carsten]

Nice to see the Hepaticas to start everywhere 

[Carsten]

In 2016 I crossed Hepatica japonica 'Shinku' x H. japonica 'Echino bijin'



and self pollinated one of itīs seedlings in 2019.



Now I got this result. Seedling left, jap. 'Echino bijin' right

[Carsten]

Not to start a discussion about colours ....
But the somehow salmon tint is very close to orange.

[Herman Mylemans]

Carsten, beautiful colours! But it is indeed difficult to get the right one on a picture.

[Maggi Young]

National Collection Holder Glenn Shapiro is having an Open Day for Plant Heritage - 6th March 2022 - she'd love to see visitors there!

[Gunilla]

I have been looking through all the photos in this thread. Lovely hepaticas, everyone  .
It is still early and only a few H. transsilvanica have started in the garden but in my garden shed I can enjoy seedlings of  H. japonica. 

[Carsten]

Strong colours, Gunilla! Well done 

[Gunilla]

Not so much my doing, as I got the seed from a hepatica friend .  I like the strong coloured japonica and yours are awesome, Carsten.