Hepatica 2010

[chris]

thank you Aaron, I will look to your picture while I sniff on my H.acutiloba,

[Gail]

I brought my H. acutiloba indoors to warm it up a bit but sadly cannot detect any fragrance.  Lovely to see them in the wild!

[chris]

Chris, Diane, thank you very much.
Next question..... could this feature be bred into hybrids?

Maggy, I took a look on my crossings from last year and I have crossed H.yamatutai with two japanese forms and now I have from each cross some seedlings, I think 2 years and we will see the result.
here H.'Fusei' with different pix, the flowers change in 2 weeks

[kalle-k.dk]

After a long winter it is nice to see pictures of Hepatica in flower. Today I took pictures of 2 new Hepatica which we bought in the autumn.

[kalle-k.dk]

Sorry I forgot one of the pictures

[Maggi Young]

Hepatica japonica. Purple two step double and Hepatica japonica Ko-Shu are both very fancy types I don't think I have seen them before.  

[TheOnionMan]

Hepatica japonica. Purple two steep double and Hepatica japonica Ko-Shu are both very fancy types I don't think I have seen them before.  

I think it should be "Purple Two Step Double", but surely the price is steep if you were to buy one  Both are gorgeous, although I like the green ruff on Ko-shu.

[kalle-k.dk]

Of course, it is STEP and not steep. I am attaching 3 other Hepatica without names only a description. It is not unusual that Hepatica japonica do not get a name.

[annew]

They are very nice, Karl. I like the colours on Ko-shu.

[chris]

Ko-shu is a beauty, Karl
here the changing in 2 weeks of H.'Ho-sen'

[Ragged Robin]

Chris and Karl your Hepatica are like works of art; thanks for your great photos of them  

[WimB]

Chris,

I love that 'Ho-sen',

Here's a picture of another one which has opened today in the garden:
Hepatica japonica 'Shirayuki'

[chasw]

Well here is my one and only double,looking at all these beautifull pictures only makes me want more

[Rodger Whitlock]

WRT 'Shirayuki'

All the buds on my specimen (acquired a year ago) have gone blind. Any idea what may have caused that? Too dry at some point?

[chris]

Rodger, I had the same problem with divisions I made, I think the roots are not able to take enough moisture, the plant will survive and let the flowers not developpe
that is what I think, maby there are other visions.