Description
Years ago I sowed seeds of various H. japonica forms by chance. Some of them thrived and few are also growing in the ground right now. Growing them from seeds, by natural selection, the toughest adapted well to our climate and are actually enjoying the cold, snowy winters.
They should be grown in the same conditions like Hepatica acutiloba, ie. with a bit more moisture than H. americana.
The germination and growing of the seedlings is no different than for our native species.
A mix of seeds from forms with deep pink to mauve flowers, some multipetals. All open-pollinated.
Before paying a lot of money for just one H. japonica plant which may adapt or not to your garden, you have the occasion 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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