Hepatica

[Lori S.]

Absolutely amazing hepaticas, Michael!  The flower forms and colours are incredible!

[cohan]

Nice to see the wild forms! This is one of the woodlanders I feel cheated by--they just didn't make it this far west or north, or something! Wild, that is... cultivated I'm working on.. sowed some seed in 09 that I saw no sign of last year... maybe this spring? Hoping to try more, esp from wild seed...

[AmyO]

I've just come from visiting Plant Delights Nursery during their open house and what a time that was! I of course came away with a cart load of treasures, but no Hepatica. I did get this pic of one and it was lovely!

AmyO
Brunswick, GA (temporarily)

[McDonough]

Nice one Amy, the simple purity of the white starry bloom hold their own, even among the more flamboyant cultivars.

[Lori S.]

Here are some magnificent examples from the beautiful Rundle Wood gardens (a private garden which is also the display garden for an excellent small alpine and perennial nursery) from the first CRAGS open garden, last weekend:
     

I was surprised to find how late spring is here, even in the "tropical south" parts of the city!  (I live in the high, northwest hinterlands.  )

[Todd Boland]

Wow!  No problems with hepatica in calgary!  My acutiloba have died (or crowded) out.  The two nobilis I got at the WWSW will have to be treated with more respect!

[McDonough]

Wow2!  The second photo is great, revealing such variation in flower color. Very nice.

[cohan]

Here are some magnificent examples from the beautiful Rundle Wood gardens (a private garden which is also the display garden for an excellent small alpine and perennial nursery) from the first CRAGS open garden, last weekend:

I was surprised to find how late spring is here, even in the "tropical south" parts of the city!  (I live in the high, northwest hinterlands.  )

Great show! I haven`t looked to see if they have their 2011 catalogue out...

[Lori S.]

Yes, it is out, Cohan.

[cohan]

Thanks, I'll browse when I feel like teasing myself...lol

[Michael J Campbell]

Hepatica japonica pink
Hepatica japonica white
Hepatica nobilis pink
Hepatica japonica Anjyu
Hepatica nobilis rubra plena
Hepatica japonica kuukai
Hepatica nobilis dark blue
Hepatica japonica blue
Hepatica japonica sakuragari,something is nibbling the flowers on these two.
Hepatica japonica deep pink

[Hoy]

Michel, you know how to make me jealous  I can hardly wait till my few plants come up in a month or so - however they are all in the garden!

Do you know what kind of creature that nibbles your plant?
I have lost some plants in the garden, not to slugs - or maybe slugs too - but to a kind of insect, small beetles or something which destroy the leaves

[Michael J Campbell]

Do you know what kind of creature that nibbles your plant?

I suspect Earwigs (Forficula auricularia.) they prefer aphids but as I don't appear to have any this year yet (touch wood) I think they are nibbling the flowers. I go out at night with a torch looking for the culprit but can't find anything. I don't think I have any vine weevils either as I have treated all the vulnerable plants.
Maggi Young thinks it might be sparrows.

[cohan]

All beautiful, Michael! But I especially love the singles- all of them

[Martin Tversted]

Sin gle flowered, and preferable with a clean color all over the flowers. thats my favorites. I have them growing semiwild in the garden. Will wisit one of the danish wild locations this spring. Shall take photos.

Martin