hepatica americana (round lobed hepatica) native
$13.95
- AKA round-lobed liverwort, liverleaf
- flowers vary in shades of blue. white and pink
- evergreen three-lobed leaves on hairy stems
- bloom time: spring
- zone 3
- height 7-10cm
- spread 25-30cm
- colour multi-coloured
- grows best in an average to consistently moist, well-drained soil, in full to partial shade
- do not prune to the ground in fall as the leaves nourish the plant during the winter months and provide added winter protection
- slow to establish and does not like to be transplanted once it reaches its maturity
- partial sun/shade, shade
- native to ontario
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)