Hepatica nobilis var.pyrenaica
Family - Ranuculaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Pyrenees
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A small, clump-forming Perennial with a mounding habit. Reniform leaves have 3 rounded lobes and a leathery texture. Each leaf is dark green with attractive, silvery-white marbling. Bowl-shaped flowers are usually in various shades of blue, pink or white, each with a cluster of yellow stamens at the centre. The Blooms are produced from late winter into early spring, though occasionally earlier.
Flower:
Small bowl-shaped flowers are usually in various shades of pink, blue or white, each with a cluster of yellow stamens at the centre of each bloom. The flowers are held singly and produced in February, and March, though occasionally earlier.
Flower colour: Blue, pink or white
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Reniform leaves have 3 rounded lobes and a leathery texture. The leaves are dark green with attractive silvery-white marbling. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and retained through the winter. A new crop of leaves is produced once the flowers have finished in spring.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Reniform with 3 rounded lobes
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in rich, fertile soil that is moisture-retentive but well-drained.