#sharp-lobed hepatica

[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.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #native plants #native wildflower garden #verge of spring #hepatica #sharp-lobed hepatica #native wildflower nursery

[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

#botany #woods #forest #forest floor #nature #hepatica #sharp lobed hepatica #flowers #native flowers #native plants #the ozarks #ozarks #plants of the ozarks #flower photography #fairy core #fairycore #cottagecore #cottage core #forestcore #naturecore #nature lovers #fairy flowers #Hepatica acutiloba #anemones #anemone #ranunculaceae #exploring #forests #spring ephemerals #Missouri nature

[thebotanicalarcade]

n99_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Canadian wild flowers Montréal :J. Lovell,1868. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58013787

#Botany #Canada #Pictorial works #Wild flowers #Canadian Museum of Nature Library / Bibliothèque du Musée canadien de la nature #bhl:page=58013787 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58013787 #artist:viaf=105885420 #Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon #agnes dunbar moodie fitzgibbon chamberlin #wood anemone #large flowered bellwort #spring beauty #spring-beauty #Sharp lobed Hepatica #anemone nemorosa #uvularia grandiflora #merrybells #hepatica acutiloba #claytonia virginica #Virginia spring beauty #eastern spring beauty #grass-flower #fairy spud #botanical illustration #scientific illustration

[mydonkeyfeet]

Round lobed hepatica, my favorite flower which only blooms very briefly at the earliest start of spring. (I love sharp lobed hepatica equally.)

I had to leave work a little early because I just could NOT function with all that's going on in Gaza (and Sudan, Congo, and the rest of the world), so I went to the botanical garden to see if my beloved little hepatica was flowering. I knew it was the absolute only thing that might make me feel better.

PS If you see them blooming near you, please take pics and show me.

[gonodactylus]

Spring wildflowers

White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum), Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), Sharp-Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)

Nerstrand State Park, Minnesota 

[middleland]

Sharp-lobed Hepatica by Picsnapper1212

Via Flickr:

Not blooming yet.     

#hisey park #wayne ohio #warren county #looking at plants

[monardas]

setting up a nice warm place for my canada anemone and sharp-lobed hepatica seeds NOW!

dusting and installing my altar SOON!

drawing a lovely image AFTERWARD!

sharing black eyed peas, cheese fondue, and yellow cake with the love of my life TONIGHT!

I!! LOVE!! NEW YEARS!!!!

#brisas #yayyyy yay yay yay !!!! #ヾ( ≧▽≦)ノ * ੈ✩‧₊

[speakingofnature]

Honeybee on Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Live harmonic vibrations are the driving force of the pure rhythm of nature.

#Honeybee #Sharp-lobed Hepatica #nature

[gardenofgod]

Hepatica Bouquet, by Alisha Redelman.

#Spring #Flowers #Sharp-Lobed Hepatica #Hepatica Nobilis 'Acuta' #Hepatica Nobilis #Spring Flowers #In The Forest #March #Nature

[vandaliatraveler]

Update on the native wildflower shade garden . . .

Since my last post about the sharp-lobed hepatica several weeks ago, the wildflowers in the shade garden have made a significant push. All of the live plants I put in the ground last fall have made it through the winter, and many of the seeds I planted have germinated and sprouted. Quick survey:

Top: the spreading Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) is mounding beautifully and positively dripping with violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers. The plant lures many pollinators, including bees, flies, butterflies, moths, and beetles. And that foliage is so lush and green . . .

Next one: woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) has established itself in the nooks and crannies of one of my rock features and is getting ready to bloom.

Next two: although the sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) has nearly finished blooming, the real joy starts for me when the leathery, thrice-lobed leaves with their often deeply-variegated patterns begin to unfold. This is flat-out one of the most unique and gorgeous wildflowers of North America.

Next one: creeping woodland phlox (Phlox stolonifera) makes for an enchanting ground cover and will spread quite rapidly in the right conditions. I have strong feelings for all the native phlox species, but this one has stolen my heart. It's native to a narrow strip of the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Pennsylvania. In the spring around here, it absolutely lights up streambanks with its dainty pink to rose-colored flowers.

Next one: dwarf-crested iris (Iris cristata) is another lovely groundcover but beware - it spreads like wildfire. The lavender and yellow to orange-crested flowers are a treasure to behold from late April to early May. And its arrow-like foliage provides much-needed contrast in the garden.

Next: among the seeds I planted, the yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima) is making the strongest push. The plant produces yellow-flowered umbels similar to golden Alexanders and is a high-value nectar source for many pollinators. It's also the host plant for the black swallowtail and Ozark swallowtail butterflies.

Next two: anyone who visits this Tumblr regularly needs no introduction to heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), my unofficial poster child for Appalachian spring. I simply would not have a native wildflower garden without it. One of my foamflowers is a hybrid (sugar and spice) cultivated for its deeply dissected leaves and intense variegation.

Last (but not least): my eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) pretty much takes cares of itself - it's one of the best starter wildflowers for beginner gardeners, hardy and undemanding. But man, does it produce loads of beautiful red and yellow, bell-shaped flowers.

#appalachia #west virginia #vandalia #flora #spring #native wildflowers #shade garden #native wildflower garden #spreading jacob's ladder #woodland stonecrop #sharp-lobed hepatica #creeping woodland phlox #dwarf-crested iris #yellow pimpernel #heartleaf foamflower #eastern red columbine

[improbabletoaster]

nrHello. I have some flower pictures for your viewing pleasure. It is officially spring ephemeral season and I unexpectedly came across so many on a hike yesterday!!! Here are a small selection of some of them

[1] Red trillium (Trillium erectum), squirrel corn (Dicentra canadensis), some ferns, growing on a hillside. There were so many flowers here. I don't think I've ever seen so many in such a small area.

[2] Wild ginger (Asarum canadense)!!! This is my favorite flower (look right at the base of the plant)! There was so much of it here!!! We still don't really know what pollinates them, although I believe a theory is that it is beetles and ants

[3] Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

[4] Squirrel corn, a pretty good flower. I hadn't seen them in the wild before. 11/10.

[5] Long-spurred violet (Viola rostrata). Accurate name, very long spurs.

[6] uhhh definitely some sort of moss.

[7] Wild ginseng (Panax quinquefolia) 13/10 best scientific name, very fun to say. Unfortunately threatened/endangered in several states due to demand as a traditional medicinal plant. Actually this is dwarf ginseng (Panax trifolius)! Slightly less fun to say scienetific name.

[8] Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). I also just learned that apparently this plant is also known as brown dragon! A very good name!

[9] Sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba). For some reason the flowers on this plant always sort of annoyed me. But what good leaf shapes.

#this has been the most exciting thing to happen #I wasn't expecting so many #I have about 50 more photos of plants from yesterday #plant friends

[cedar-glade]

Hepatica acutiloba

sharp lobed hepatica, marginal wood ferns in back ground aka marginal sheild ferns  Dryopteris marginalis,

#Hepatica acutiloba #kentucky #Dryopteris marginalis #hepatica #dryopteris

[geopsych]

I did, however, get some exciting new things earlier in the week: 2 mountain laurel ‘Tiddlywinks’, a sweet fern shrub, two rue anemone plants, sharp-lobed hepatica (they didn’t have round-lobed), another cardinal flower, a goldenseal, and, best of all, a green dragon, Arisaema dracontium. Plus some annuals for containers. They were late birthday gifts, my choices, from some very cool people. Praying to the plant gods to guide me so that I may kill as few as possible. 💚🌿🌱

#@kihaku-gato #i know you’ll appreciate this

[donswildlife-blog]

FLORA CONTINUED

#purple loosestrife #rose #sharp-lobed hepatica #skunk cabbage #spotted joe pye weed #sweet pea #helianthus #tiger lily

[elizenviro]

went on a walk yesterday and a little girl’s shirt had this doubly-relevant design

#personal #plants #flora

[gonodactylus]

Sharp-lobed hepatica

(Hepatica acutiloba)