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Large Blue Hepatica

Hepatica transsilvanica

Large Blue Hepatica
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0

Large blue hepatica is a small, early-flowering woodland perennial from the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, grown for its blue spring flowers and mottled leaves. Keep it cool, moist and shaded in a well-drained leafy soil.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, and let it dry slightly in summer dormancy.
Soil
Humus-rich, neutral to slightly alkaline, free-draining leafy soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; cool summers suit it best.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Like other hepaticas and buttercups, the leaves and sap contain protoanemonin, which can irritate skin and the digestive tract if eaten.
Native range
Romania (E. & S. Carpathians)
Climate
temperate

About

Hepatica transsilvanica, called the large blue hepatica, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hepatica, native to the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hepatica transsilvanica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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