Hacquetia epipactis
Family - Apiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Europe
Year of Introduction - 1823
Season of Interest - Spring, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15cm or more (when in leaf)
Width - up to 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Dwarf, clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with glossy, bright green ternate foliage. Umbels of tiny, bright yellow flowers surrounded by a collar of emerald green Bracts are produced from late winter into mid-spring before the foliage has fully developed.
Named after Mr Balthasar Hacquet, a botanical author who lived from 1740-1815.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Dondia epipactis
Flower:
Tiny yellow flowers in umbels are surrounded by a collar of bright green bracts that are notched at the tips (involucres). Flowers are produced from February into April before the leaves have fully emerged.
Flower colour: Yellow, green
Flower shape: Umbels
Flowering time: February, March, April
Foliage:
Glossy, bright emerald green leaves are ternate (trifoliate) and emerge after the flowers appear in spring.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ternate, trifoliate
Propagation:
Seed, division of well-established plants in spring.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.