Hepatica nobilis

I leave them on. It looks like that plant needs all the help it can get :-)

Oh dear the poor thing!! really been in the wars!

It endured the heatwave of last year, it's in the wood, I hope it's ok.

I didn't know you could plant them outside I've been keeping mine in the greenhouse ,I could plant them outside leaving me more room in the greenhouse ,Thanks Dawn :o)

They are woodland plants so appreciate some shade and moisture during the summer months. I am planting them between herbaceous peonies, a combination that seems to be working so far.

Ours are in shade under the cover of Camellia and Hellebores.....noticed it's very dry ATM, might have to water!!

This is in my woodland under deciduous trees, I think I planted before The Beast from the East then we had the dry summer, bad timing! would you feed it Andrew?

DA - I'd wait a couple of months until the threat of cold weather has passed. You don't want to force it into growth, only to get clobbered by The Beast From The East Mark 2

I see, thanks Andrew