Hepatica 2022

[Carsten]

Some sun today and two seedlings showed their first flower.
1. is an accidental x media out of a japonica seedlingspot.
2. is a targeted nobilis crossing for filled flowers and my first double seedling from own seed.

[Herman Mylemans]

Some sun today and two seedlings showed their first flower.
1. is an accidental x media out of a japonica seedlingspot.
2. is a targeted nobilis crossing for filled flowers and my first double seedling from own seed.

Carsten, the first one is very impressive!

[Peppa]

2. is a targeted nobilis crossing for filled flowers and my first double seedling from own seed.
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Looks great Carsten! Is this an F2?

[Carsten]

Looks great Carsten! Is this an F2?

It is a cross from (Severin Strain maiden x 'Bavarian Blue') x nobilis double blue. The double occacionally shows single flowers ;-)

[Gunilla]

It is a cross from (Severin Strain maiden x 'Bavarian Blue') x nobilis double blue. The double occacionally shows single flowers ;-)

It looks very nice. Well done, Carsten.

[Gunilla]

Two different yellow flowering Hepatica japonica

Lovely. Are they seedlings? 

[Leena]

Congratulations, Carsten! It must be so rewarding to get what you are aiming for.

[Carsten]

Thank you, Gunilla and Leena 

[Gabriela]

Congrats Carsten. Especially the first one is spectacular! and useful for further crossings.

[Carsten]

Thanks Gabriela! The cross should be steril as x media are but it might be a good idea to double check as I'am not quite sure about the fatherplant.

[Gabriela]

Thanks Gabriela! The cross should be steril as x media are but it might be a good idea to double check as I'am not quite sure about the fatherplant.

I didn't quite understood what you meant by " x media out of japonica seedlings pot" but anyway it may be worth brushing it with pollen from something else.
How are the leaves looking?

I know for sure of a H. x media (H. transsilvanica x H. nobilis var. pyrenaica) which is fertile in a very small percentage; it did form 3-4 seeds one year. It sounds funny but it proves it is not entirely sterile.

[Peppa]

It is a cross from (Severin Strain maiden x 'Bavarian Blue') x nobilis double blue. The double occacionally shows single flowers ;-)

Thanks for the info, what an interesting cross! It seems likely that 'Severin Strain Maiden' has some double genes, then. Fun!

[Peppa]

Many of my Hepatica have started to bloom outside in my propagation area, but it will getting as low as -6 C at night for several days...

[Carsten]

Many of my Hepatica have started to bloom outside in my propagation area, but it will getting as low as -6 C at night for several days...

So cute, a really pretty one!

[Carsten]

I didn't quite understood what you meant by " x media out of japonica seedlings pot" but anyway it may be worth brushing it with pollen from something else.
How are the leaves looking?

I know for sure of a H. x media (H. transsilvanica x H. nobilis var. pyrenaica) which is fertile in a very small percentage; it did form 3-4 seeds one year. It sounds funny but it proves it is not entirely sterile.

The seedlings pot had only seed from Hepatica japonica 'Isari bi'. But the plant stood right next to a transsilvanica and as this was an open pollination, some of the seedlings turned out to be x media.
I will give it try, Gabriela.