Dainty, blue and very early in the year - these are the childhood memories of native Hepatica. Stunning!
But in many gardens they get lost, lacking the long-distance effect, and when the diversity of Japanese varieties is on the wish list, it becomes challenging in the choice of location.
Fortunately, gardeners are ambitious and like to play bee. Targeted selection of pollination partners has resulted in a large number of new Hepatica varieties. Breeding focus: combining beautiful colours, flower and growth forms of Asian varieties with vigorous European species. Over the last fifteen years, wonderful varieties have emerged that combine many good qualities - vigorous, great foliage, strong colours and special shapes. Above all, they are suitable for normal Hepatica sites - shady, humusy, reminiscent of European deciduous forests.
An excursion into the history of breeding, the new variety and a look into the future.
