Hepatica 2011

[johngennard]

What situation will you plant them in outside, John?

Anne,your question is more difficult to answer so I just nipped outside to take a few shots that illustrate better than I could describe.I apologise to others who may find it of no interest.

The first area is beneath a very large rhododendron davidsonianum where you can just see some of the plants planted last Autumn.

Another area is underneath a mature Corylus avana contorta which sits on the end of what was originally a not very successful scree and which I am now reclaiming having incorporated large quantities of leafmould,composted bark and supplemented with B.F.B.I have already planted 60 Hepatica nobilis pyrenaica earlier this year which you can see and I will be adding a batch of Yamatutai and others yet to be determined.

I have shown a planting of cyc.hederifolium'Silver Cloud' planted underneath a blue cedar purely to illustrate the effect that I hope to achieve but with hepaticas.

[Maggi Young]

I apologise to others who may find it of no interest.

Dear me, John, if you do not realise the pleasure which seeing these shotas from y your beautiful garden and the value of the ideas you explain to us then I must speak seriously to you to show you what a delight it is to see and learn such things!  

a mature Corylus avana contorta

That's something of an understatement... that plant is magnificent... and huge!

supplemented with B.F.B.

..... does  B.F.B. = Blood Fish and Bone fertiliser?


John, again I thank you for your inspiration and kindness in sharing these glimpses of your plants and garden with us.

[johngennard]

Maggie,your so kind and many thanks,it gives me great pleasure too and I am grateful that the forum allows me to share that pleasure with others.
Yes,B,F,B. = blood fish and bone,I asumed that everyone would know.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Amazing plants and pictures John !
Thanks so much for sharing !

[annew]

Just wondering how many hepaticas you'll need to make such a dense mat as the cyclamen! I'm guessing they will self-seed in much the same way. What a sight it will be in flower. Thank you for the information.

[Hoy]

You'll need to have thousands!
Here are two natural stands in different woods.

[johngennard]

I'm not planning to carpet a wood,only a few square metres.I imagine about 200 plants.which are already in the pipeline.

[gote]

I'm not planning to carpet a wood,only a few square metres.I imagine about 200 plants.which are already in the pipeline.

A thriving well grown Hepatica nobilis will be some 20 cm across. That means some 25/square meter. This size will take a few years though. Wild plants seldom attain this size - especially if there are roe deers around.
Göte

[Mavers]

Thanks for the inspiring picture John!

[ChrisB]

I've got a nice patch of hepatica nobilis under an Acer j. 'Sango-kaku'.  They have been there for about 7 years now, and are starting to self seed.  I was surprised at this one that I have seen for the first time, the petals are much more narrow than all the others, and there are many more of them.  Is this a common thing or should I try to find the node from which it arises and cosset it?

[Michael J Campbell]

Hepatica nobilis fl.pl.white

[Maggi Young]

Not usually a fan of double flowers but in the case of hepaticas I am prepared to be persuaded!
The bowl shape of that double white is truly lovely, Michael.

[kalle-k.dk]

Right now the flowering peak in the glasshouse and each day we spend much time there. It is exciting when one of the new show the flower and it's especially exciting when one of them is our own cross. I send 3 pictures of our own cross. They are prick out in pots in 2010 and is the first time they bloom. 

Gunda and Karl,
Denmark

[Gunhild Poulsen]

Wonderful flowers Michael and Gunda.
Below are shown two of my seed plants – first years flowering (172 and 173)
then nobilis ‘Clara’ 36N
And the last nobilis 63N mostly are filled like the first photo but this year many different flower occurs – like e.g the last photo. Besides all the flowers this year are much darker than normal.

[Michael J Campbell]

Gunda, Karl and Gunhild, beautiful just beautiful