General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 6-9 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Liverleaf
  • Roundlobe Hepatica
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa
  • Synonym: Hepatica triloba var. americana
  • Synonym: Hepatica americana
  • Synonym: Anemone americana

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Location: Greer Spring, MO
Date: 2019-04-06
Leaves are shaped like liver lobes.
Uploaded by KatEnns
Location: Greer Spring, MO
Date: 2019-04-06
One petal is still hanging on.
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Brownstown PA 17508
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: Apr 6, 2010 12:59 PM

Date: 2013-04-04
Early bloom native flower,
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-02-04
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-04-03
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-04-09
Location: Tennessee
Tennessee.gov
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-25
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2011-10-07
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
With medium-sized nut for size comparison
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Location: Natural Area in Northeastern Indiana
Date: 2012-03-18
Uploaded by SongofJoy
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