Hepatica 2011

[Maggi Young]

Both

 Well, you know, for the best plant at the Alpines 2011 Conference show, that plant will win its grower both a Farrer and a Forrest Medal..... something to think about.......  sadly  the Hepaticas are likely to be all over by April  but  someone will surely have some gorgeous plant to WOW us with and get the two medals at once......


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[kalle-k.dk]

Michael, Gunilla och Luc, I must say GREAT plants.
Michael, It's good to see they grow well and they got a good home with a man who loves Hepatica as I do

Gunilla; I have tried if I can find description of they got scent, but no luck. I never noticed they have a scent. I found a funny description of a Norwegian Hepatica book; It is widely known that it is ant that spread the seed. In Norway, a child's play to keep a Hepatica flower over an anthill. Urine from ants get the flower to change color from blue to red.

We got also a few plants in a cold window indside, and today I took a picture of one of them.

Gunda & Kalle,
Denmark

[Gunilla]

A lovely pyrenaica.   I think we have to ask Gunhild about the fragrance because I bought this japonica from her last spring.
My husband sends his regards to you, Kalle and Gunda. He was so impressed with your garden (I was too) and keeps saying I ought to grow more Trillium  .  Easy for him to say  .

[kalle-k.dk]

Hi Gunilla. You can greet your husband from us, maybe you can get him to collect Trillium 
You are welcome to join us a second time.

[Michael J Campbell]

Here, my hybrid of Hepatica pyrenaica x japonica is coming in full flower !!   

Luc,that is a cracker.

[johngennard]

A super plant Luc,as good as any named variety.You cannot beat simplicity so why do we all crave the fancy doubles,including myself ?

[chris]

here a lot of plants are flowering now, here a pic from 3 flowers of H.jap.'Saischou' and pics of my yellow H.jap.Mandara'


 Edit by Maggi: resized photos shown

[Gunhild Poulsen]

Gunilla you ask about fragrant Hepatica. I understand you got such one from me last year, and yes some Hepatica have a pleasant scent.
Last year I got this pyrenaica which should be fragrant. I have only seen the flower one time late last summer, and because of this late flowering I’m not sure of the fragrant until now.
Anyway some Hepatica are fragrant.

More and more Hepatica in the greenhouse are now flowering even it is frost and today a lot of snow.
I really hope it is the death agony of winter, and I'm sure I share this hope with all of you.

Gunhild

[Maggi Young]

Gunhild, thanks for this information.... I am sure there were quite a few of us who had no idea of scent in Hepaticas.
And more fine flowers...... very striking..... who could resist any of them?

[angie]

Gunhild, it a wet dull day here again. So thanks for brightening up my day. That last Hepatica is lovely.

Angie

[Mavers]

Does anyone find their hepatica flower stems start off upright but then as the flowers mature the stems bend down so the flowers end up facing the surface the pot is standing on?

[angie]

Does anyone find their hepatica flower stems start off upright but then as the flowers mature the stems bend down so the flowers end up facing the surface the pot is standing on?

Mine does but that is because they have been hammered by driving rain for so long. They are a bit like me soaked to the skin sometimes.
Hope someone else comes up with a better answer for you.

Angie

[Mavers]

Hi Angie, mine are grown under glass in pots. The flowers eventually hang over the edge of the flower pot even though they are still lovely.

[angie]

I think I will source some nice Hepatica plants out and pot them up. Then at least I can enjoy their lovely flowers in a dry place. Me and the plant both dry  It will be interesting to see what other members have to say.

Angie

[Mavers]

You wont go far wrong with Edrom Nurseries Angie. They send out lovely multi nosed plants.