#hepatica

[michaelnordeman]

Common hepatica/Liverwort/blåsippa. Värmland, Sweden (April 18, 2022).

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

[kiichilog]

2024.3.17 雪割草街道　妙法寺~村岡城址 オオミスミソウ　キンポウゲ科 越後の春を告げる花

[vandaliatraveler]

Well after surviving incessant deer raids and a few frigid nights this past winter, lo and behold, my sharp-lobed hepaticas (Hepatica acutiloba) are having a moment. Hepatica is one of the earliest-blooming wildflowers in Central Appalachia, but it's by no means an ephemeral. The plant's leathery, three-lobed leaves persist all year, even through the toughest winters. Hepaticas are an absolute must-have for a shady spot in a native wildflower garden, especially when planted around rocks and along edges - just too gorgeous for words.

Incidentally, I buy my live native plants from Rare Roots, a small, women-owned business within reasonable shipping distance of Morgantown. The plants are always immaculately packed and in good shape when they arrive. So far, so good - the plants I bought last year have survived the winter and are putting out new shoots. And I've ordered more for the spring, including Meehan's Mint and lyreleaf sage, two positively stunning native mints I'm eager to establish in my garden beds.

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[7villian7]

[oliviarosaline]

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Hepatica acutiloba

These gorgeous spring ephemerals are usually found in woods with rich, somewhat alkaline, well drained-soils across eastern North America. Their flowers can vary in color and petal count. The hepatica plants pictured were growing on wooded hillsides featuring dolomite rock outcrops.

March 30th, 2023

St. Francois County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[theroadtofairyland]

Dancing Mania Of The Black Forest

Watercolor Black Cotton Paper

2023, 22"x 30"

Blue Liverwort, Anemone hepatica nobilis

[tofreezetime]

the promise

[microcosmicobservations]

Ahhh I'm excited because I wasn't anticipating seeing any spring ephemerals yet, let alone one I don't see as often as the others, Hepatica! It's so precious. 😭

[michaelnordeman]

Spring in Sätraskogen nature reserve, Stockholm, Sweden (April 12, 2013).

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

Hepatica nobilis, syn. Anemone hepatica

[julesofnature]

May is a flower opening in the grass. May is a golden smile that warms you as you pass. May is the kiss of the sun on bare arms. Welcome to May and her radiant charms!

Later, there will be wilting heat, And there may be icy sleet; Or, there will be chilling rain, And, as always, there will be pain.

But, just in this gentle moment, Basking in this blessing sent, Let us raise our voices today, And give thanks for joyous May!

'A May Basket', by Mary Naylor

[keezybees]

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Flowering in the early spring sunshine Hepatica transsilvanica (large blue hepatica) needs plenty of shade immediately after flowering especially during the summer. The plants thrive under deciduous trees and shrubs on a soil with plenty of leaf mould.

Jill Raggett

[moved2024]

Siri Spjelkavik