Hepatica nobilis
Liverleaf, Crystal wort , Ivy flower , Liver balsam, Liver moss , Common liverleaf , Golden trefoil , Herb Trinity , Mayflower, Kidney wort, Noble liverwort, Squirrel cups, Hepatica triloba , Anemone hepatica
Hepatica Hepatica
H. nobilis - H. nobilis is a small, slow-growing, mat-forming, semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial. It has small dark green leaves and in spring, is covered with purple salver-shaped flowers with conspicuous white stamens.
Hepatica nobilis is: Semi evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Purple in Spring
Green in All seasons
Generally disease free
Divide in spring. Slow to establish after division.
Division, Seed
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Hepatica nobilis (Liverleaf) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Grow in rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in part shade. Does not respond well to transplanting. Top dress with leaf mould in autumn or in late spring after flowering.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Hepatica nobilis
Liverleaf, Crystal wort , Ivy flower , Liver balsam, Liver moss , Common liverleaf , Golden trefoil , Herb Trinity , Mayflower, Kidney wort, Noble liverwort, Squirrel cups, Hepatica triloba , Anemone hepatica
Hepatica Hepatica
H. nobilis - H. nobilis is a small, slow-growing, mat-forming, semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial. It has small dark green leaves and in spring, is covered with purple salver-shaped flowers with conspicuous white stamens.
Semi evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Purple in Spring
Green in All seasons
Generally disease free
Divide in spring. Slow to establish after division.
Division, Seed
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Hepatica nobilis (Liverleaf) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Grow in rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in part shade. Does not respond well to transplanting. Top dress with leaf mould in autumn or in late spring after flowering.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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