THE delightful, diminutive hepatica thrives in sheltered ground beneath mature, deciduous trees, which provide the perfect microclimate. Here they will produce vibrant flowers in gentian blue (most ...

This anemone relative with a cult following in Japan is winning over gardeners in Europe, writes Andy Byfield For me, the arrival of spring is marked by the smell of cut-grass drifting across the ...

In the early 18th century, about the same time as people in England were collecting auriculas, the Japanese of the Edo period were concentrating on hepaticas. Hepaticas are still a Japanese cult plant ...

As the days get longer and the sun warms the forest floor, hepatica flowers start emerging. These charming early bloomers captivated the writer and naturalist John Burroughs, who extolled their ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This specimen is one of approximately ...