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Author Topic: Cleveland AGS show 7 Apr 2007  (Read 6612 times)

Diane Clement

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Re: Cleveland AGS show 7 Apr 2007
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2007, 08:30:37 PM »
Do Diane Know if the hepatica is a nobile var japonica or if it is a "european"? Joakim


Hepatica "Millstream Merlin" is a hybrid raised by the late Lincoln Foster of the USA.  It arose as a spontaneous hybrid, and it tends to be labelled as H x media, pointing to its parents being H nobilis and H transsilvanica.  However, there is some reference to the parentage as being H acutiloba or H americana, which in the early days were regarded as subspecies of H nobilis.  So the only way to sort this out would be to call in the the DNA experts to sort that one out.  Meanwhile it is a beautiful hybrid.  Yes, it is always in this form, without anthers - the Japanese call this a "maiden" form. 
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Re: Cleveland AGS show 7 Apr 2007
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2007, 11:39:09 PM »
Thanks Diane for the information.
It is a lovely plant :)
Kind regards
Joakim
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