Hepatica 2022

[Carsten]

How are the leaves looking?

A clearly  x media leaf.

[Herman Mylemans]

A clearly  x media leaf.

Carsten, if it was open pollination  isn't it then: Hepatica x transs-japonica ‘Isari bi’?

[Carsten]

I know that this name is used but I think it is not yet formally accepted ?

[Herman Mylemans]

I know that this name is used but I think it is not yet formally accepted ?

I also don't know.
Hepatica x media = H. transsilvanica x H. nobilis
Hepatica x euroasiatica = H. transsilvanica x H. pubescens
Hepatica x schlyteri = H. nobilis x H. maxima.
But indeed what about the other crossings? I think it is best to mention the name of the parents.

[Gabriela]

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...

Lovely Peppa.
In our region (zone 6, this year rather 5) the first flowers outdoors are only possible somewhere in April.

[Gabriela]

A clearly  x media leaf.

I concur with what Herman said regarding the names Carsten.
Hepatica x media can only be applied to H. transsilvanica x H. nobilis or vice-versa crosses. It is probably the only name accepted in theory, the natural hybrids were first described from wild specimens in Romania, where the 2 species can overlap.
In fact even the one I mentioned shouldn't be called H. x media because it involved H. nobilis var. pyrenaica as parent.

Besides the H. x euroasiatica and H. x schlyteri, given how many people are doing crosses there are all sorts of names circulated, which I don't think are valid or recognized, except in the Hepatica lovers community:
H. x hernry-japonica, H. x transs-japonica,......

I don't know about the H. x kristensenae, if it was actually published somewhere.

[Peppa]

Lovely Peppa.
In our region (zone 6, this year rather 5) the first flowers outdoors are only possible somewhere in April.

Looking forward to seeing your Hepatica!

[Starking007]

Alles 21. und 22.2.22 Leider unscharf, war Sturm.
Rechte Hälfte weiss mit Sprenkel, linke blau mit

Von unten sieht man besser

[Starking007]

Helleres Blau, nob.


Namenloses trans.

[Starking007]

Mit Purpurschimmer


Elison Spence aufgeknabbert

[Herman Mylemans]

Hi Arthur!
Great Hepatica's, thanks for showing them.

[Maggi Young]

To Starking007 - sorry your posts here in Hepatica 2022  have been removed because your images were not compatible with the Forum settings. Please try again using another upload format.

[Peppa]

Since it will be -6C tonight, we had to put frost cloth over our Hepatica in our outdoor propagation area and cover some of plants in the garden. I won't be able to remove the frost cloth for several days, so I was looking through some of my Hepatica pictures from earlier this month.

Here is one of my H. americana from about two weeks ago. For some reason, even in the US, true H. americana is not easily available (especially on the West Coast), and what is sold is frequently actually H. nobilis or some sort of hybrid.

[Starking007]

I try it again

[Peppa]

I try it again

Now I can see the pretty flowers! They are all nice, but the first one is my favorite!