Hepatica 2010

[WimB]

And another one which has opened today in my garden:

Hepatica japonica 'Yuzuru'

[fredg]

My old fellow opened up outside this morning.
I seem to be way behind everyone else.

[Ragged Robin]

Wild but wonderful in their simplicity in the late afternoon light...... the first Hepatica in the local woodland 

[Gerdk]

Just enchanting! Great pic!

Gerd

[Hans J]

My compliment Robin 

is this not very early for your area ?

[Ragged Robin]

I'm so glad you like the photo Gerd and Hans    

Hepatica are just pushing through the woodland floor since it rained a couple of days ago.....so surprising to see when everything else is still brown and in bud....

I see from my previous photos that they were up on March 19th in 2009 in sheltered woodland areas here....blues and violets too (more difficult to photograph  )

[Luc Gilgemyn]

They never look more beautiful than in the wild Robin !
Thanks for sharing these !

[annew]

Beautiful, Robin.

[Diane Clement]

My hepaticas have not done particularly well this year.  They were all late coming into flower and seemed not to flower so well as usual.  

Here's a few from the weekend:

Hepatica japonica dark pink
Hepatica japonica unusual plum colour
Hepatica japonica own seedling from a lilac parent
Hepatica japonica blue-ish white with blue anthers
Hepatica japonica greeny with pink anthers (love it/hate it!)

[TheOnionMan]

My hepaticas have not done particularly well this year.  They were all late coming into flower and seemed not to flower so well as usual.  

Here's a few from the weekend:

Hepatica japonica dark pink
Hepatica japonica unusual plum colour
Hepatica japonica own seedling from a lilac parent
Hepatica japonica blue-ish white with blue anthers
Hepatica japonica greeny with pink anthers (love it/hate it!)

Love it!  All are nice, but the greeny one with pink anthers is terrific.

Robin, your pure and simple white one is a true beauty!

[WimB]

Robin, like Luc said, in the wild they are often the most beautiful, thanks for showing us.

Diane,

love the white one with blue anthers and the green one.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hepatica japonica greeny with pink anthers (love it/hate it!)

I also love it Diane ! 
Very different but very nice indeed !!
(the others aren't bad either... 

[Ragged Robin]

Thanks Luc, Anne, McMark and Wim for expressing your thoughts about the wild white hepatica   

[johngennard]

Diane,I love it.These are the last of mine from inside but those outside are improving daily.The last one is the plant that received an award of merit at the Loughborough Show.

[WimB]

John,

can't compete against that. Very nice to see such a big collection.

Here's one which is flowering here today:

Hepatica transsilvanica 'Eisvögel'