"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:56:27 GMT, "jeang" wrote:

can anyone give me advice on how to grow this from seed? I tried just
direct seeding outside in May (in both semi-shade and semi-sun) when it
was
part the frost date where I live and not even a peep of green leaf
anywhere.
Thanks for any help Jean Delta BC - with a climate very similar to the
southern UK

I assume you know they need an acid soil, otherwise they are just a
dream. I cannot grow them but I have read that you should not let
them flower in the first year.

Pam in Bristol



Pam, it is the trickier blue-flowered meconopsis that needs acid soil (for
sure) and which should not flower in its first year. Although I sowed M.
cambrica in an acid bed, it is certainly self-seeding and spreading
elsewhere in my neutral clay. It can be allowed to flower at will, unlike
its relative.

Certainly sowing fresh seed is a great advantage, but I succeeded with my
second attempt using bought seed within its date. The OP should keep trying
and, if possible, cadge some fresh seed from a friend/neighbour later in the
year, just to be sure.

Spider