Hepatica

[mark smyth]

http://waja.strefa.pl/ogrod/index_ogrod.htm How tall is the fern?

[Ewelina Wajgert]

How tall is the fern?

About 40-50 cm

[johngennard]

Hans,
       Many thanks for the list via Ian/Maggi and apologies for the trouble caused.Much appreciated.


       

[Diane Clement]

People often ask me about raising Hepatica from seed and when it germinates.  I sow mine in May, at the point it drops off the plant (still green).  In the following February to March, 9 to 10 months later they MAY germinate with me.  If not, do not give up hope, as often with me, they germinate a full year later at the same time of year.  The first picture shows new germination this weekend of seeds sown May 2005.  The second picture shows some seedlings exactly one year on from that, they have still the old cotyledons attached as the new true leaf emerges with the recognisable hepatica tri-lobe shape.  The third picture shows a good potful of three year olds, some of these at flowering size.   

[mark smyth]

while weeding on Saturday I found a self sown seedling from last year with a flower. Even though I think I have collected all seeds from my plants too many are germinating around the parent plants. How and when can I move them elsewhere?

Thanks for the info on the fern

[Diane Clement]

while weeding on Saturday I found a self sown seedling from last year with a flower. Even though I think I have collected all seeds from my plants too many are germinating around the parent plants. How and when can I move them elsewhere?

I'd move it the Autumn, Mark.  If it's in flower, it will probably be 3 years old now, so should have a reasonable chance of survival. It's difficult to collect all seeds from hepaticas because when they are just at the point of ripeness, they drop off.  I do resort to little muslin bags over the ripening seed heads to collect them (Ashwood do the same with hellebores in their garden).  It's a bit of a fiddle to set up but worth it to collect from special forms. 

[chris]

here some more blue flowers:
top: H.nobilis; H;nobilis var.pyrenaica; H.trans.'Blue Jewel'2x; H.trans.'Blue Eyes'
botom: H.'Cobalt'; H.'L.P.Blue'; H.nobilis; H.japonica; H.trans.'Blue Eyes'

[Luc Gilgemyn]

What a show Chris !
Your pictures show the blue real well !

[David Nicholson]

Great shot Chris-by the way is there a problem with your Web Site,I don't seem to be able to get it??

[mark smyth]

I Googled it and got this link
http://home.scarlet.be/veen.helleborus/

[tonyg]

Thats a great comparison shot Chris - and beautiful flowers!
Some nice Hepatica at the AGS show in Kent on 17 March
All forms of H japonica

[David Nicholson]

I Googled it and got this link
http://home.scarlet.be/veen.helleborus/

Mark, thanks for that. It is the Link under Chris's signature panel that doesn't work.

[Joakim B]

Tony nice pics and plants thanks for showing.

David I have no problem with the link from Chris line. Maybe You need to put http:// before?
Joakim

[Joakim B]

I was in Sweden but left just befor the hepatica started to bloom and only saw one in our summer house.
But that one was really nice if I may say so. I am not able to give it the correct color so I used a primula with the same color as referense.
It is the same color of the blue/purple crocus that is sold bloming in a pot for a 1£ or 1€ depending on country.
They the hepatica the crocus and the primula have very similar coulor and it would mabe be nice to have the three together?
Enjoy
Joakim

[Joakim B]

I did have the time (or took it) to sneak in to the botanical gardens in Lund Sweden where they have some hepaticas.
They have used hepatica transylvanica as border between the walk path and the end of the flower bed.
They also have some new? hepatica nobilis? that was bloming there. One was a red hepatica and then there was a white that I did not catch in focus but let You see anyway. They also had some blues that I did not catch well either but I will show blues later so I spare Your eyes that.
I took it with bad light but it was either that or not at all.
transylvanica X2, Hepatica red and hepatica white

PS the botanical garden is nice and if You spend some time in Copenhagen take the train and visit Lund.
It is a 60minutes train ride and then You have a nice small university town with a huge university. You will also then go on the Öresund bridge that unite Sweden and Denmark.
Joakim