Hepatica 2009

[Paul T]

Diane,

Lovely pics again.  The doubles are wonderful, but pretty much unattainable here.    At least with admiring the singles there is hope of one day raising something like that from seed.    And those leaves are just wonderful!  That white with red anthers is pretty cool, too... and I definitely wouldn't call it a common form to me!    So very cool seeing all these different Heps.  Thanks for taking the time (and irritation with upload problems) to share the pics with us.

[Rodger Whitlock]

Sunday's gardening work was mainly the lifting and potting of a number of hepaticas that were languishing in one of my beds. These are old plants but have never thrived. They've gone into the mix recommended by Ian Christie, equal parts of potting soil, leaf mould, and pumice. I look forward to seeing them grow with more enthusiasm!

[Kristl Walek]

I am late to this thread---H. transylvanica and nobilis are finished and H. americana is in high bloom right now.

As I do not know any of the other species, can someone please identify this one for me from it's leaf?

[Stephen Vella]

Hello Kristl,

do you have any pic's of H americana in the wild in mass? Ive heard they can look amazing.

cheers

[Gerry]

Looks like transylvanica to me?


Gerry

I am late to this thread---H. transylvanica and nobilis are finished and H. americana is in high bloom right now.

As I do not know any of the other species, can someone please identify this one for me from it's leaf?

[Kristl Walek]

Hello Kristl,

do you have any pic's of H americana in the wild in mass? Ive heard they can look amazing.

cheers

Steven,
I am heading out tomorrow to one of my major Hepatica sites---will post pictures in "My Bit Of Heaven 2009" thread.

[Gerry]

Oh, I feel sorry for you, Gerry. I divided my plant last year because I wanted a back-up plant. You can imagine my anxiety until I knew for sure that both were doing fine.

Aye; at £80 a bud [ten years ago], my anxiety state was pretty high too.

Gerry

[Gunilla]

£80  I feel even more sorry for you.  There are still a few flowers on mine and they have turned completely white. I know now that this H. nobilis alba plena once was found on Öland. 

Hepatica nobilis alba plena

[Joakim B]

Very nice Gunilla
Hope You will find out maore about it when You can.
Al the best
Joakim

[Gerry]

£80  I feel even more sorry for you.  There are still a few flowers on mine and they have turned completely white. I know now that this H. nobilis alba plena once was found on Öland. 

Hepatica nobilis alba plena

Lovely; now I know what I missed. I know this is a daft question, but is this 'in commerce'?

Gerry

[Gunilla]

I am a member of a Swedish garden society and bought my plant at one of their plant sales.  This is the only time I have seen H. nobilis alba plena for sale (actually I have never seen any other alba plena at all) so I guess it was a matter of being in the right place at the right time  .

[Gerry]

Thanks Gunilla. Such is life.

Gerry

[Otto Fauser]

Paul , some time ago you asked if there were any double Hepaticas in Australia .
 The only ones I grow are the double blue and nobilis rubra plena , in flower today.
 I know there are one or two gardeners here who have imported some of those named
 Japanese doubles at a prohibitive price , far beyond my means ,almost obscene when
 there is so much poverty in this world .
     
      Otto.

[Paul T]

Otto,

Yes, I did know that there had been some imported by a lady down in the Dandenongs (I even met her briefly last September when I was down there).  Given how much SHE paid to get them into Aus, it'll be a while before I can afford to buy any, that is for sure.  I've never seen a double in person, although I have vague memories of a double at Tim's?  May have been something else though, as I saw so many wonderful things while I was down there.

The colours of yours are beautifully strong, too.  Thanks for photographing and posting the pic for me.  They're lovely.  Only 2 singles out in flower here yet.... a single flower on a white, and a single flower on a pale pink (both are only a single flower on the plant too, so no other activity from the plant..... I think those buds have just gone off prematurely).  Both are very early for here.... they're still quite a way off, although I have noticed swelling on some of them this week so I would imagine I'll have some more flowers soon.

Thanks again, they're beautiful.

[Geebo]

Hi Rodger,

Just notice Your Quest on compost,
maybe You try this mix 1/3 John Inness nr 3- 1/3 leafmould-1/3 grit or Perlite.
I never use peat for my Hepatica`s.
Best wishes,
Guy