Description
A specimen obtained from a batch of H. japonica seeds labeled ‘Murasaki’. Other forms were also obtained, some with green leaves and deep purple or violet flowers. The particular plant shown here also has deep colored anthers (non- functional).
From seeds you will probably obtain seedlings in the same combination of marbled and non-marbled leaves and flower colors.
Before paying a lot of money for just one H. japonica plant which may adapt or not to your garden, it is a good idea to ‘exercise’ by growing a few seedlings!
Germination: same like for Hepatica americana and H. nobilis; the seeds may all germinate in the first spring after sowing; or they may germinate after one more year, or a combination of both. It is necessary to take care of the pots during all this time! The first flowering: after 3-4 years.
For info about how to sow & handle the seeds/care for the seedlings please read:
Hepatica pollination, seeds and germination
Hepatica – transplanting and care for the seedlings
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