Hepatica seedlings

[kalle-k.dk]

Every year in early January, I take some seed pots into a room where the temperature is around 18 degrees, I place the pots in a skylight where they grow to the beginning of March. Then I transplant the seedlings into small pots and fit them like other seedlings.
When I do it that way, I can get flower for about 10 percent after two years.

[Hoy]

Kalle-k,
what is "Hepatica yellow" that is written on the label in the last pot?

[kalle-k.dk]

It is the color of the flower, it is a japonica.

[Hoy]

Takk, kalle-k. Can I ask where you have got seeds from? Had been very interesting to try growing this type too! Seems you have a good hand with these plants.

[kalle-k.dk]

Thank you too Hoy. The seeds are from my own yellow Hepatica, we have some different name sort of yellow Hepatica. It's very exciting to grow Hepatica, right now they are in a greenhouse kept free of frost.

[Hoy]

Thank you too Hoy. The seeds are from my own yellow Hepatica, we have some different name sort of yellow Hepatica. It's very exciting to grow Hepatica, right now they are in a greenhouse kept free of frost.

Do you sell seeds? I am interested in buying! (Or swap - but you probably have more plants than I have!)

[kalle-k.dk]

We can probably find something we can barter with, I expect to get some seeds of the yellow forms.

[Hoy]

We can probably find something we can barter with, I expect to get some seeds of the yellow forms.

Tusen takk, kalle, that had been wonderful! Hope you get lots of seeds

[annew]

Karl, we would be interested to see a picture of your yellow hepatica!
When you take the seed pots inside, has the seed already germinated?

[kalle-k.dk]

I enclose a photo of the yellow Hepatica as it looks now (taken today, it's a bit bad because it is already dark outside) the second picture is from last spring.
I take only a few pots inside, and they have not begun to germinate at this time, but do it after few days inside.
My experience is that you quickly get flowers in Hepatica if you prick out very early spring.

[Lesley Cox]

The yellow is very pretty, especially with the little red stamens.

[annew]

It is a beauty, and a very unusual colour.
I will bring my seed pots indoors also. Do you prick them out as soon as they germinate? I usually wait until they are 1 year old, or I seem to lose many of them.

[Hoy]

The yellow Hepatica is very nice, indeed. I must confess that I didn't know such plants existed!

[kalle-k.dk]

Hi Anne. I prick my Hepatica out when they have the first small leaf, and I lose almost none of them

[annew]

Ah - mine don't get their first true leaf until they are 1 year old! Should I feed them?
I am sorry to ask so many questions - there is much I need to learn.