This thread is fascinating. Have you thought of contacting John Massey of Ashwood Nurseries? He has an enormous amount of knowledge of Hepaticas. On another topic the reworked Alpine-L is so wonderfully invigorated, courtesy of Nold, McWhinney etc. It has become the fascination of 2011! Best wishes to all, Mary Randall, Zone 8, Hampshire, England, with the snowdrops re-awaking by the day.
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Ilse Burch Sent: Wed 12/01/2011 21:07ount To: Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society;postings copyright by authors. Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Hepatica Hi Paige, Thank you so much for giving me that link to the article. It was very interesting and I printed a copy to put in my "hepatica" folder. It does seem that Hepaticas are in some sort of demand. :-) I'm sure that Graham Stuart Thomas would refer to them as "garden toys or trifles", but for some reason, people like them a lot despite their small stature and shy habits. I guess that no matter how tiny your garden, you probably have room for a Hepatica or two. I think what I need to do is to do some cataloging this year and get pictures of them in new foliage and then maybe later when the marbling fades. Then maybe I can post some of those pictures online and let people comment. I do have Hepatica maxima and I also like it for it's furriness, but there has been no crossing that I noticed, and in fact Hepatica maxima seems to be shy reseeding, unlike most of the others. I also like it's size- it is a "huge honking hepatica". I am worried that it has been chewed on by the $...@^* rodents. I will see when I get around to repotting it. Thanks again for the article! Ilse On 1/11/2011 9:38 PM, Pacific Rim wrote: Hello, Ilse. Have you been swamped with offers to adopt your "extra" hepaticas? :-) I'd love to see pictures of some that need sorting. I can't recommend a book for identifying hepatica hybrids. Perhaps someone else will jump in. All: There's an article about Hepatica maxima hybrids in the December 2010 Plantsman: http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/d5/d5e2e573-a4e1-4b33-85b0-dbea66dde346.pdf . The work of Severin Schlyter, source of Ilse's seeds, is discussed and a hybrid is named for him. I grow H. maxima and some other species but as far as I know they have not crossed. Maxima I love. It's so furry. A friend said that in the rain, it looks like a wet cat. Paige Woodward on top of Chilliwack Mountain in SW British Columbia Canada wet Zone 6 www.hillkeep.ca <http://www.hillkeep.ca/> [email protected] _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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