Hepatica 2009

[Diane Clement]

Row 3 left to right:

1. H transsilvanica ‘Ada Scott’ 2. H japonica ‘Izumo’ 3. H nobilis Indigo 4. H japonica

[Diane Clement]

Row 4 left to right:

1. H pyrenaica seedling 2. H japonica ‘Kurimu’ 3. H yamatutoi 4. H japonica ‘Hiragana’

[Diane Clement]

Row 5 left to right:

1. H nobilis 2. H insularis 3. H japonica ‘Echigobijin’ 4. H japonica ‘Zeppin’

[Ragged Robin]

A round up of some of my hepaticas from this year.  Sorry for those who have already seen this.

1. H x media Millstream Merlin  2. H japonica  3. H japonica 'Kanzan' 4. H japonica var pubescens

Diane it's wonderful to see your Hepaticas side by side and enjoy the different forms and colours in detail - it's a magnificent collection and I would like to learn more about them.   

[Gunilla]

Thanks Diane for showing.  They are all beautiful but H. japonica 'Kurimu' and the white nobilis with red anthers are fabulous 

[Paul T]

Anastasia,

Welcome back!!!!! 

Diane,

Beautiful.  My particular favourite is the last one 'Zeppin'.  Love that form with the almost edged look.  Then again I wouldn't turn down any of the others either!!    Thanks for posting them.

[Diane Clement]

I'm trying to post some more but keep getting an error message

Edit by Maggi: problem fixed by Fred late evening 24th April.

Edit by Diane: Thanks to Maggi and Fred for sorting the problem

[Maggi Young]

Diane, there may be a hiatus while we get Fred to replenish things. Just so much traffic on the Forum that we keep getting choc a bloc. Fred is off fishing so please be patient! 

[maggiepie]

Wondeful flowers Diane, H japonica ‘Hiragana’ could almost be mistaken for a hellebore flower.

[Joakim B]

Diane I just read the diary and did not mind to see it again (and will see it again and again) to enjoy it fully. 
For those of You who are interested in cultivars of double hepaticas nobilis (fully hardy) I can say that there is something as unusual as a double with good leaf markings. It is called "Alansdal" and was found on Gotland, Sweden.
For those who want to read more and see the picture view this link. (It is not my picture so I can not put it here.)
http://www.hepatica.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=271
There are also some other cultivars described some doubles some semi-doubes and some other specials on the page.
http://www.hepatica.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=16

All the best
Joakim

[Diane Clement]

Thanks Fred, Maggi for sorting the problems. I'll continue where I left off with some doubles

Row 6 left to right
1. H japonica (blue Nidan type) 2. H japonica Shikoden 3. H japonica (pink Senju type) 4. H japonica ‘Koetsu’

[Diane Clement]

Full doubles

Row 7 left to right
1. H japonica ‘Suien’ 2. H japonica (white Senju type) 3. H japonica ‘Suien; 4. H japonica ‘Gikun’

[Diane Clement]

And the last pictures of doubles

Row 8 left to right
1. H japonica ‘Junisen’ 2. H japonica (lilac Nidan type) 3. H japonica ‘Setsudu’ 4. H japonica ‘Anju’

[Diane Clement]

And to finish, some leaf forms (sorry not named  )

[Diane Clement]

Thanks Diane for showing.  They are all beautiful but H. japonica 'Kurimu' and the white nobilis with red anthers are fabulous 

Gunilla, you have good taste 
Kurimu is a very desirable form as it has slightly 'yellow' colouring in the petals, not clear in the picture.
In contrast, however, the white nobilis with red anthers is a common form (none the worse for that!) and it comes true from seed.