I sowed them 3 years ago. I guess the seeds were from 'Dasystemon tarda'.
Future will show.

On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 19:07:43 +0100, Willi_9
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I sowed them 3 years ago. I guess the seeds were from 'Dasystemon
tarda'.
Future will show.
Wow a long time. But it is so great when they sprout.

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I sowed them 3 years ago. I guess the seeds were from 'Dasystemon
tarda'.
Future will show.


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Willi_9

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Brilliant result! Ten out of ten for patience :-)

Grenou

On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 21:17:56 -0000, "Grenou" iamhere@mostofthetime
wrote:

I sowed them 3 years ago. I guess the seeds were from 'Dasystemon
tarda'.
Future will show.

Brilliant result! Ten out of ten for patience :-)

Is a three-year germination normal, for this species I wonder? To be
honest this is the first time I've heard of tulips being propagated
from seeds--though since they produce flowers it obviously must be
possible.

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Anne's Little Brother Bob

They are 3 years old now, but they were already 2 seasons out. But it's the first year they look quite tulip-like with little dark-skinned bulbs and more stocky leaves. The other 2 seasons they looked like young chives or grass with one about 5 cm long slim leaf each and not much of a bulb.
The germination took not very long - I think (I usually keep records of my little experiments, but didn't with this one.)