Hepatica 2009

[Diane Clement]

Although I might choke in the coffee if I want a "Prof. F. Hildebrandt" or a "Röttgesbütteler Röschen"  

They are cheap compared with some of the Galanthus  
Unfortunately, no pics with the catalogue, so thanks for showing the Prof. F. Hildebrandt - its a beauty.  Do you have a picture of
Röttgesbütteler Röschen?  

[Ewelina Wajgert]

By Röttgesbütteler Röschen contrast between inside and outside is smaller, and it seems to me, that the flower are smaller as Prof. Friedrich.
In any case, if I saw the both nearby Prof Friedrich go better in my opinion.

[Diane Clement]

Thanks a lot for posting the pictures, Ewelina.  I think they are both beauties, but I will hang onto my 150 euros for the time being 

[Paul T]

Wow, what a show.  I can barely imagine that many Hepaticas together, given I have probably only ever seen a dozen flowering plants in my life. 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Superb shots everyone !
Out here the Heps are going over so it's nice to see their season prolonged a couple of weeks !

 

[WimB]

Very very nice everyone, thanks for the pictures (it's cheaper and like that I can enjoy them all the year  )

I've ordered from Peters nursery before, they sell very nice plants (they all flowered profusely in their first year) and they are very quick in sending them out.

They are cheap compared to some Galanthus indeed but I'm more inclined to spend money on Hepatica's then on Galanthus (I like them both but if I had to chose...)

[Gunilla]

I have been away for a few days and missed all these beautiful hepaticas and photos posted here.  Thank you everyone for showing.

Ewelina, I'm curious about how you grow your H. japonica in the garden. What are the winters like where you live?  Don't you have problems with japonica starting to flower early when it still is very cold?

Wolfgang, I visited Andreas Händel on Saturday and was completely overwhelmed.  I don't speak German very well and Andreas doesn't speak much English but his two lovely daughters helped with translation.   The garden was full of Hepatica and many other beautiful plants.  I didn't know what to focus on. 

Border with hepatica, anemone, eranthis, helleborus and corydalis
Hepatica nobilis 'Odette'
Hepatica nobilis 'Tausendschön'
Hepatica x media 'Ballardii'
Hepatica x media 'Himmelszauber'

[Ewelina Wajgert]

What are the winters like where you live?  Don't you have problems with japonica starting to flower early when it still is very cold?

Gunilla,
Our winters are various. This year we had very mild winter. 2 year ago we had -30 Celsius. Our Hepatica don't suffer from winter, but they suffer from drought in summer, if we fall behind with watering.
All new Hepaticas we have under plexiglas and we cover them only with flieselin. I have some  photos from last year. If I make new, I'll try to upload them in the forum. This is not Alpen House, but I don't know, what it call in englisch (germ. Frühbeet, perhaps somebody translate it)
The Hepaticas, that grow in garden have its flowers later.

[Gerry]

Looks like a cold frame.

Gerry

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Looks like a cold frame.

Gerry

Thank you Gerry, this name fits good.

[Gunilla]

Thanks, Ewelina. Your cold frames look just like mine, only you got a lot more hepatica plants in yours  .

[Gerhard Raschun]

There are only hardy Hepaticas in my collection, and I `ll show here the picts the next days, when all filled clones open their flowers.

Gerhard, do you think, they aren't hardy?

We have some H. japonica in pots, if we have one from variety. If we have more, we plant them in the garden. They have good wintered under spruce's twigs or (flies ?).
I wait for your photos.

I do believe that all Japanese Hepaticas wouldn`t grow a long time here in the garden. We have very hard winter, heavy rain in spring, dry and hot summer.......

Here are my first H. n. 03-09, more will follow.The other picts are from 2008.We have got 10cm fresh snow and 10cm rain within 24 hours. So new picts of Hepaticas will need some time

[annew]

Beautiful forms Gerhard.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Gerhard,
Your plants are wonderful.

By the way, I will ask you, do you know the garden of Zenz near Graz? I was there many years ago and I'm interested, if this garden exist still.

[Stephen Vella]

Gunilla nice to see Hepaticas flowering in a garden setting with other woodland plants.

Would like to see Hepaticas out in the wild, any pixs out there? I've heard they flower in mass especially Hepatica americana.

Cheers