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Summary
Bloom Color: Blue, Pink, White.
Main Bloom Time: Early spring. Form: Rounded.
Physical Characteristics
Hepatica americana is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) at a slow rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4. It is in flower from April to May. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Hepatic Laxative
A tea made from the leaves is laxative[222]. It is used in the treatment of fevers, liver ailments and poor indigestion[222]. At one time it became a cult medicine as a liver tonic and 200,000 kilos of dried Hepatica leaves were used in 1883 alone[222]. Externally, the tea is applied as a wash to swollen breasts[222].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Rock garden, Woodland garden. Prefers a deep light soil with leafmold[200]. Grows well on limey woodland soils in half shade, though it also succeeds in deep shade and in full sun[1]. Plants resent root disturbance and should be placed in their permanent positions as soon as possible[188]. This species is closely related to H. acutiloba[200]. A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[54]. Special Features:
Attractive foliage, North American native, Naturalizing, Attracts butterflies.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow in a moist soil in a shady position[1]. The stored seed requires stratification for about 3 weeks at 0 - 5°c. Germination takes 1 - 12 months at 10°c. It is probably worthwhile sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe in a shady position in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division just as the leafless plant comes into flower in late winter. Replant immediately into their permanent positions.
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba), United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (north), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(DC.)Ker-Gawl.
Botanical References
200270
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