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Hepatica

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Hepatica acutiloba ( Sharp Lobed Hepatica )
A herbaceous, clumping, perennial, reaching a maximum size of 9 inches x 2 feet, that is native to woodlands of eastern North America. The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves are trifoliate with broad rounded leaflets.
The foliage is deep green.
The blue flowers, up to 1 inch across, are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in partial to full shade on moist, fertile, neutral to alkaline, well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.

Eco Royal Blue
Blue flowers.

Hepatica americana ( Round-lobed Hepatica )
A herbaceous, clumping, perennial, reaching a maximum size of 9 inches x 2 feet, that is native to woodlands of eastern North America. The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves are trifoliate with broad rounded leaflets.
The foliage is deep green.
The pinkish-blue ( blue on acidic soil ) flowers, up to 1 inch across, are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in partial to full shade on well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.

Hepatica media Ballard
A semi-evergreen perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 inches x 2 feet, that is . The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves are trifoliate with broad rounded leaflets.
The foliage is deep green.
The purplish-pink flowers, up to 1 inch across, are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in partial shade on well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.

Hepatica maxima
A very beautiful, evergreen perennial, reaching up to 1 foot, that is native to Korea and Japan where it is endangered. It forms a mound of very large, leathery leaves, up to 5 inches across, that are deep green above, purple beneath.
The flowers are light pink.
Hardy zones 6 to 8 in partial to full shade on moist, alkaline, well drained soil. Thrives in the Pacific Northwest.

Hepatica nobilis ( European Hepatica )
A herbaceous to semi-evergreen perennial, reaching a maximum size of 9 inches x 2 feet, that is native to woodlands in Europe. The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves are trifoliate with broad, pointed leaflets.
The foliage is deep green ( sometimes mottled grayish-green ).
The blue flowers are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in partial shade on well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.

* photos taken on March 28 2010 @ U.S. National Arboretum, D.C.


* photo taken on May 8 2010 in Columbia, MD


Alba Plena
Double white flowers.

var. asiatica
Foliage is mottled with silvery-gray. The flowers are variable in color.

Caerulea
Blue flowers.

Eco Blue Harlequin
Foliage is mottled, the flowers are blue.

var. japonica
A subspecies native to eastern Asia. The attractive foliage is green with heavy silvery-gray or yellow mottling.

Marmorata
The foliage is marbled in silvery-gray.

Plena
Double blue flowers.

Rosea
Pink flowers.

Rubra
Deep rosy-red flowers.

Rubra Plena
Double red flowers.

Hepatica transsilvanica
A rhizomatous, spreading, herbaceous perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 inches x 2 feet, that is native to woodlands of eastern Europe. The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves, up to 4 inches in length, are trifoliate with broad rounded leaflets.
The foliage is deep green ( often mottled with gray-green ).
The pale purplish-blue flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne solitary during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in partial to full shade on moist, fertile, well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.

Buis
Blue flowers.

Ellison Spence
Very profuse, double, silvery-blue flowers.

Loddon Blue
Similar with bright blue flowers.

Hepatica yamatutai
A rhizomatous, spreading, herbaceous perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 inches x 2 feet, that is native to woodlands of Korea. The are excellent for the shaded rock garden or woodland garden.
The leaves are trifoliate with broad rounded leaflets.
The foliage is deep green.
The pale purplish-blue flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 5 to 8 in partial to full shade on moist, fertile, well drained soil.
Easy to grow and tolerant of heat and drought as long as it is in shade.
Transplant carefully, it does not like root disturbance.