Buy Hepatica acutiloba

Scientific Name: Anemone acutiloba

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 4"-8"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

4a-9b

7 bare root plants | $50

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Hepatica acutiloba plant details

Hepatica acutiloba is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring pink and white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hepatica acutiloba

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: pink and white blooms in spring
Uses: bare root shipping available, fall color, larger quantity available, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hepatica acutiloba

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Liver leaf (Hepatica acutiloba) emerges in spring from amongst the over-wintered foliage with pure white, star-like flowers with yellow-green centres resembling Anemone nemorosa. The beautiful, silver-mottled foliage is uniquely shaped with three lobes together forming a heart. Long-lived and easy to grow in pots or the shade garden.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Ohhhh, the Hepaticas, probably my favorite early Spring flowers, very early, very robust, yet at the same time very delicate. The first reminders of what is to come in the woods and meadows. Hepatica acutiloba is very easy to distinguish from its sister species Hepatica americana, by its three-lobed sharply pointed leaves. White to blue flowers with all shades in between last for weeks. Full shade to part sun, moist but well draining soil. 6-12" tall.

By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

Sharp Leaved Hepatica is a woodland wildflower that packs plenty of punch for such a little guy. The bright blue to pink flowers (sometimes even white) are simply gorgeous, and serve as an important early spring flower for many different pollinators. The mottled foliage is typically evergreen, providing year round interest in the shade garden. Mix with later blooming woodland flowers and sedges for contrast and season long interest. Prefers well-drained near neutral to alkaline soils. Zones 3 - 7.

By: Prairie Nursery

This Hepatica forms much stronger clumps than H. americana. The leaves have sharp three pointed lobes and the white, pale blue, or pink flowers are more numerous than those of americana. This prefers a more neutral to alkaline soil than H. americana, and here in Michigan it is a much rarer plant.