Short blooming spring bloomer with persistence
That Hepatica pushes its bluish-purple flowers depending on the weather and Location towards the end of March or beginning of April through the leaves on the forest floor. The mostly several flowers close in rainy weather or during the night. During the day, however, they bring color to the mostly gray or brown soil in shady locations for about a week. The liverwort blooms only relatively briefly in each vegetation period, but can after planting in a suitable location without special care to be several decades old.
Use as an early bloomer in the garden
Ideally, the liverwort should not be placed under deciduous trees with very large foliage in the garden planted will. However, it is ideally suited for underplanting and greening bare ground areas under:
- Witch hazel
- Hazel bush
- Forsythia
Tips & Tricks
The name liverwort is an allusion to the fact that the leaf shape of the liverwort is reminiscent of a human liver. Since the liverwort is under nature protection in Germany, you should only use specimens from plant nurseries for your garden.
