HEPATICA
Dainty, charming and ever so slightly recalcitrant, hepaticas are among the loveliest flowers of spring. Part of the vast buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, Hepatica is made up of around 12 species. The plants are compact and perennial with diverse flowers and intriguingly patterned leaves, yet in British gardens, they remain something of a specialist subject.
Hepaticas grow in open, fertile soil under trees and shrubs. In the wild, you find them near rivers and streams
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