Hepatica 2011

[Gunilla]

It's very nice. Thanks for the close-up.  I like the look of those short dark stamens.  I'm sure Dianne does too  .

[annew]

And I!

[Diane Clement]

It's very nice. Thanks for the close-up.  I like the look of those short dark stamens.  I'm sure Dianne does too  .

I do 

[Mavers]

When is the best time to divide hepaticas?

My largest one (Shiun Rin) is looking a little congested with some leaves finding it difficult making their way to the light.

How big would a hepatica need to be before considering division?

This is the plant in flower a few weeks ago. I'll take a picture of it over the weekend to show what I mean.

Mike

[Gerry]

If you can get bits with three buds each then thats a decent livable propagule. Greedy people like me would go for two, or maybe one

[angie]

Mike that's a bumper 

Angie

[kalle-k.dk]

Then the first four of my Hepatica nobilis cross in flower, it seems that there will be three more that are filled, and one of them is red.
 I have named one Hepatica nobilis 'Camilla' (my oldest daughter)
 The filled Hepatica has stamens and pollen.

[Joakim B]

Kalle and Gunda
Congratulation on "Camilla"
Is is very nice and I hope You will take many photos so that we can follow her over the days/weeks. 
Is it a fertile plant or will it need a bad year to be more single to produce sexual parts?
Nice to see that the "production of double/filled" in nobile has started, so soon there will be even wider variety in these
All the best
Joakim

[David Nicholson]

Welcome back Joakim.

[kalle-k.dk]

Thanks Joakim

Hepatica 'Camilla' has no stamens, but the other crossings have stamens and pollen, I have today pollinated a white pyrenaica with dust from one of the filled blue, I hope that one day I can get bicolor plants.

[Gunhild Poulsen]

Well done - it is very beautiful flowers, and very exciting.
I'm looking forward to see the rest - not less the red.

[Joakim B]

Thanks David

That sounds interesting with the mix of a double blue and a white pyreneica.  .  Hopefully some interesting foliage amongst the children at least and hopefully some variation in coulor as well.
Maybe there will be some stamens on "Camilla" on a "bad year" with less filled flowers so that it also can be used in developing beautiful hepaticas.
Nice work
Joakim

[Mavers]

Thanks Angie.........

I was going to take a picture of the same plant over the weekend but I've just been to busy, I'll try to do it tonight.

It is a very good 'doer' & I was talking to the grower I purchased it from on Saturday, he said to divide it in September.

Mike

[angie]

Thanks Angie.........

I was going to take a picture of the same plant over the weekend but I've just been to busy, I'll try to do it tonight.

It is a very good 'doer' & I was talking to the grower I purchased it from on Saturday, he said to divide it in September.

Mike

Mike I looked at your picture again. I would be scared to divide it. It looks so lovely. Perfection in my eyes.

Angie

[Mavers]

Look at it NOW 

Any ideas of what's happening to my lovely plant?

Michael have you come across this before?

It was so perfect as Angie said & now??