Hepatica 2010

[angie]

John what a amazing collection, it must be wonderful going into your greenhouse and seeing all those happy faces looking at you, what a sight
Angie

[Ragged Robin]

Diane, lovely Hepatica especially the colour of this one:

Hepatica japonica unusual plum colour

Will it come true again?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

John,
You never cease to amaze me with your enormous and wonderful collection !!!
 

Thanks again for showing !!

[Diane Clement]

Diane, lovely Hepatica especially the colour of this one:

Hepatica japonica unusual plum colour

Will it come true again? 

Only time will tell 
IF it sets seed, IF the seed germinates, then I'll let you know in three years 

[Gunilla]

All snow gone at last .   

Hepatica transsilvanica 'Schwanensee'
Hepatica transsilvanica 'Buis'

[johngennard]

Gunilla,I rather like the look of 'Schwanensee',it is not one that I have heard of before though it is very similar to lilacina or rosea which are synonymous as I understand it.
What is the English translation of Schwanensee ?

[Maggi Young]

What is the English translation of Schwanensee ?

'Swan Lake' ..... which one would think would be  for a white flower 

[johngennard]

Perhaps someone got the labels mixed up at some stage.

[Gunilla]

Yes it is an odd name      It's from Andreas Haendel in Germany and this is his own description of it :
 "hellrosa Blüten mit roten Staubgefäßen- eine meiner schönsten frühen Züchtungen".   
The flowers are rather small compared with my other H. transsilvanicas.

[Maggi Young]

"hellrosa Blüten mit roten Staubgefäßen- eine meiner schönsten frühen Züchtungen"

 = "light pink flowers with red stamens, one of my best early varieties"

[mark smyth]

If only mine flowered as well as John's  I'm lucky to get a handful on each plant.

My 11 plants have 11, 9, 2, 5, 12, 4, 6, 5, 7, 10 and 8 flowers. This is an average of only 7 flowers per plant. There is no point keeping for another year.

[johngennard]

Thanks both Gunilla and Maggie for the interpretation.It does seem an odd name for the description or vice versa.My lilacina/rosea aren't in flower yet so I am unable to compare.

Mark,patience is required.

[mark smyth]

John I've been waiting for about 5 years already!

[David Nicholson]

If only mine flowered as well as John's  I'm lucky to get a handful on each plant.

My 11 plants have 11, 9, 2, 5, 12, 4, 6, 5, 7, 10 and 8 flowers. This is an average of only 7 flowers per plant. There is no point keeping for another year.

Well if they need a home............?

[annew]

Mark,patience is required.

I'm sure you've told us this before John, but is there something other than patience required (like feeding, or prayer...)?