Hepatica

[Joakim B]

Thanks for showing the seeds
Regarding not fresh nobilis seed I have heard that rubbing them with a litle bit of sand makes them easier to grow.Carefull not to damage the "eye" though. I do not know if it works but it is supposed to have come from the Hepatica master in Lund, but I do not know if it is so.

Your seeds look fresher than what can be expected so maybe they have been stored in the fridge??
I am from Lund Sweden but had nothing to do with the seeds or the advise, since I am not a Hepatica master  .

Good luck and hope You will get interesting results out of Your seeds.

Kind regards
Joakim

[Diane Whitehead]

Hepaticas seem to be popular in Lund.  The donor of these seeds
is Maimu Jonsson.  Are you acquainted?

I like knowing who the seeds are from.  NARGS shows the donors
even of garden seeds if only a few send them.  If more than three
send them, the seeds are considered to be widely-grown, so names
are not shown.

[Joakim B]

Diane
I am not acquanted with Maimu Jonsson. BTW I have never heared the name "Maimu" before.
Yes there is a big interest in Hepaticas all over Sweden now and they grow wild here so people want them in their gardens as well. They are protected so the eonly legal sorce is from other growers or more rarely gardencenters.

Kin regards
Joakim

[johngennard]

The hepaticas are responding to the recent spell of warm days and nights and of course the lengthening days.Although still sparse in numbers I thought you might like to view a few of the earlybirds

They are,top to bottom DAISHIHOU - ACUTILOBA - YAMATUTAI X JAPONICA - JAPONICA FROM SEED
added from later post

[johngennard]

These are the others
again, added from a later post: JAPONICA -TOEN - PYRENAICA - DAISHIHOU

[Joakim B]

Thanks John
I am enjoying them greatly.
Can You tell me what sorts they are for a beginner like me and also if You are growing them indors or outdoors.

Thank You very much for sharing

Kind regards
Joakim

[Maggi Young]

Lovely to see these flowers so early in the year, John, thank you.

[snowdropman]

Hi John - fabulous flowers - I too would like to know if they are indoors or outdoors?

[johngennard]

Hello Chris
All of these hepaticas are grown under glass all the year round.I used to move them outside from April to Oct.but as the collection expanded through successive propogation by seed and division I ran out of suitable bench space outside apart from the physical effort of transferring them twice a year.They are heavily shaded in the late Spring and Summer months with continuous ventilation.

[johngennard]

Sorry Joakim,missed yours.They are,top to bottom DAISHIHOU - ACUTILOBA - YAMATUTAI X JAPONICA - JAPONICA FROM SEED

JAPONICA TOEN - PYRENAICA - DAISHIHOU

[snowdropman]

Hi John - many thanks for your reply - I know all about the physical effort that you speak of only too well, as I still move my big terracotta pots, that I use to grow my Canna, into the garage over the winter (or at least I did until this year, when I decided to get someone younger & fitter than me to do it!)

[Joakim B]

Thanks John
Now I have names to the lovely pics
Joakim

[John Forrest]

Stunning pictures and Hepaticas John.

[johngennard]

Here are a few more new arrivals that I managed to catch while they were open in today's afternoon sunshine.They really respond to the warmth.

     ex.Tenginbai(not fully open).jpg
    H.jap.(own seedling).jpg
    H.japonica ex.Aka Fukurin.jpg
    H.japonica(own seed).jpg
    Jap.(own seed).jpg
    H.japonica(own seed).jpg
    Japonica.jpg

[johngennard]

and the rest.

      Japonica double.jpg
    Japonica ex.seed.jpg
    Japonica from seed.jpg