Hepaticas from root cuttings

[KK-Ann Arbor]

Some more photos.

Kokkai - black sea
Otowa hime
Pale blue
Salmon pink unnamed (gold medal winner)
Seishonagon (silver medal winner)
White unnamed
Yume sango - dreamy coral


I have much to learn about taking phtos.
You will see the selection to be heavily tilted to my likings.

[Lesley Cox]

I can see how it would be very difficult to choose just a few KK. Did you have any photos of the plates behind the plants? I think they look beautiful too.

I too have a not-very-interested-in-plants son. What burderns we have to carry.

[Mavers]

I love them all Anne, absolutely stunning plants!!

Thank you so much for sharing.

We tend to remove the old leaves for flowering, however the Japanese way of keeping the old leaves with the new flowers looks good.

[ChrisB]

KK - What a great show it must be!  Like Lesley, I'm curious and interested in the plates behind the plants.  Maybe when you have some time you can explain how it works.

[KK-Ann Arbor]

Here is a better photo of the trophy plate.
The higher the award level, the bigger the plate!!

[fleurbleue]

The white unnamed one would be my first choice  Thanks for sharing your pics 

[Maggi Young]

KK, I think you are quite entitled to slant the pictures to those that took your eye!
 I am sure I am not alone in being VERY grateful to havethe chance to see these plants at a Japanese show and winning their wonderful plates! 
Ian and I both chose the gorgeous yellow  Kirameki (gold medal winner)- what a stunner it is.

We are extrememly fortunate to have your report on this Hepatica show from Japan, via Ann Arbor! Thank you!

[ChrisB]

And aren't the plates a wonderful prize!  Do they get to keep them or return annually (she says, lusting after one  )

[johngennard]

I am with Maggie and Ian,I haven't been attracted to the yellows before because they all seem wishy-washy but this one takes the buiscuit for me,Thanks for showing.

[annew]

Me too, and the very dark-centred blue. I wonder how they keep the leaves in such good condition?

[KK-Ann Arbor]

I believe that if your entry wins the award, you get to keep the plate.  They are made specifically for this purpose.  I must confess that when I first saw those trophy plates a few years ago, I just wished that they would offer them for purchase.  

Those plants exhibited on the show floor were just tremendous.  Conversations carried out between the vendors and experienced enthusiasts on the retail floors below were just beyond my comprehension, talking about what's hot, special characteristics they achieved, exchanging hybridization tips, etc.

Imagine the time and efforts that go into creating those flowers!  No wonder some plants are priced so high!!  

I am happy with just about anything blooming.  Hoping for my new Hepaticas to recover from the shock they had to endure.  Also looking forward to the weather to warm up and see my plain acutilobas and americanas to bloom in a month or so.

In the meantime, I am thouroughly enjoying photos of treasures posted by other forumist.

kk

[ChrisB]

Wow, imagine getting to keep those plates!  No wonder you go over to the show, there is so much to see.  And I'm totally intrigued by the yellow flowered one.....

[Lesley Cox]

I'm with you Chris. Just imagine a whole set of them, father, mother, several babies.

[ChrisB]

 

[Natalia]

Ann, you all right?