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snakes head fritilaria: germination
Greetings.
Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. I have done a google but most of the hits were just wanting to sell me the plants / seeds. If anyone could recommend the correct treatment I would be grateful. Yours Andrew J Newport |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
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snakes head fritilaria: germination
wrote in a message:. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. If anyone could recommend the correct treatment I would be grateful. I always start my snakeshead seeds off in pots as they tend to get lost sown in the open ground. Never let the seeds dry out and sow on a good compost, covering with 1/8" of sifted soil. Keep the compost damp at all times and place the pot/s out in a shaded part of your garden. I re-pot every year for the first three before planting the bulbs out in their flowering positions. They usually take four to five years to flower from seed. Bill Brewer |
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snakes head fritilaria: germination
Bill Brewer wrote:
wrote in a message:. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. If anyone could recommend the correct treatment I would be grateful. I always start my snakeshead seeds off in pots as they tend to get lost sown in the open ground. Never let the seeds dry out and sow on a good compost, covering with 1/8" of sifted soil. Keep the compost damp at all times and place the pot/s out in a shaded part of your garden. I re-pot every year for the first three before planting the bulbs out in their flowering positions. They usually take four to five years to flower from seed. Ah, that's good news. I was expecting a quicker return on last years sowing. I will just be patient and allow them to mature in their own good time. Thanks. -- ned |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:23:24 +0100,
(Jim W) wrote: ~jane wrote: ~ ~ On 2 Jun 2003 08:42:38 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~In article , ~ writes: ~ ~| ~ ~| Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate ~ ~| some cyclamans from seed. ~ ~| ~ ~| This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have ~ ~| set seed. ~ ~| ~ ~| I have done a google but most of the hits were just wanting to sell me ~ ~| the plants / seeds. ~ ~| ~ ~| If anyone could recommend the correct treatment I would be grateful. ~ ~ ~ ~Shake some onto the ground and ignore them - that is what I do, ~ ~and they have semi-naturalised. ~ ~ ~ ~As far as growing in pots, I don't know, but I would sow some in ~ ~the summer and leave the pots out over winter, and would save ~ ~some indoors for spring sowing. ONE of the three methods should ~ ~work! ~ ~ I tried this a couple or so years ago. Just scattered the seeds on the ~ surface of some compost and left the tray in a corner. When I ~ remembered it was there, I had a tray of what looked like grass (oh ~ and liverworts :-I which I 'weeded'). The bigger cormlets are now ~ about a cm across and the leaves are perceptively thicker. I guess in ~ a year or two I may well get flowering sized corms. ~ ~ I may do some more this year as there are a lot of seed pods on my ~ mature plants. ~ ~Yes seed on these seems to be exceptionally good this year, or at least ~it is here. ~ ~I also have crocus seed and a load of cyclamen seed which I keep meaning ~to do things with!-) ah... cyclamen... I have the small C. persicum growing away inside. I collected seed this time last year from a pink-flowered plant I've had for several years and now I have 21 more... a few of which are astonishingly about to flower. Already. Am waiting to see if they all come out the same colour which they may not as the leaves vary! Then there will be the great cyclamen giveaway :-) C coum seem to love it in a large terracotta bowl - they're now sprouting everywhere. I just leave them to their own devices, making sure moss doesn't get a look in. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
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writes Greetings. Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. Collect the seed, sow them, keep moist, keep outside but not waterlogged over winter, and they will come up like grass next spring. Grow them in pots for a couple of years before finally planting out. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
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says... In article , writes Greetings. Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. Collect the seed, sow them, keep moist, keep outside but not waterlogged over winter, and they will come up like grass next spring. Grow them in pots for a couple of years before finally planting out. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm Ok I'm ready to plant out. The three year old plants flowered this year (in compost contrary to earlier advice, so I was probably lucky). The leaves have now died back, so when should I plant out? I am on heavy clay so should I pout some gravel under them? -- Jonathan Ward Remove the 'X' when replying |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
jane wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:23:24 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: ~I also have crocus seed and a load of cyclamen seed which I keep meaning ~to do things with!-) ah... cyclamen... I have the small C. persicum growing away inside. I collected seed this time last year from a pink-flowered plant I've had for several years and now I have 21 more... a few of which are astonishingly about to flower. Already. Am waiting to see if they all come out the same colour which they may not as the leaves vary! Then there will be the great cyclamen giveaway :-) C coum seem to love it in a large terracotta bowl - they're now sprouting everywhere. I just leave them to their own devices, making sure moss doesn't get a look in. Thanks for that.. I may well go and collect up the Cyclamen seed and redistribute it.. At the moment it is just lying on top of existing corms.. not ideal for germination I believe, although the exisiting Cyclamen have established very well.. // Jim |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
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snakes head fritilaria: germination
In article , Jonathan Ward
writes In article , says... In article , writes Greetings. Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. Collect the seed, sow them, keep moist, keep outside but not waterlogged over winter, and they will come up like grass next spring. Grow them in pots for a couple of years before finally planting out. -- Ok I'm ready to plant out. The three year old plants flowered this year (in compost contrary to earlier advice, so I was probably lucky). The leaves have now died back, so when should I plant out? I am on heavy clay so should I pout some gravel under them? As soon as possible, When I bought some from a garden centre in a pot, I did not put gravel under them - I too am on heavy clay - and they have flourished. They are a plant of damp meadows. My seedlings are only two years old - gone from grass like leaves to broad leaves, but no flowers yet. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 11:51:23 +0000 (UTC), Jonathan Ward wrote:
In article , says... In article , writes Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. Collect the seed, sow them, keep moist, keep outside but not waterlogged over winter, and they will come up like grass next spring. Grow them in pots for a couple of years before finally planting out. Ok I'm ready to plant out. The three year old plants flowered this year (in compost contrary to earlier advice, so I was probably lucky). The leaves have now died back, so when should I plant out? I am on heavy clay so should I pout some gravel under them? Put them straight into the soil they have to grow in, no amendments. Water well *once* after planting to settle them in, and if you have dry spells, give occasional light sprinkles to prevent total desiccation until active growth starts in late summer. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:23:24 +0100,
(Jim W) wrote: ~jane wrote: ~ ~ On 2 Jun 2003 08:42:38 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~In article , ~ writes: ~ ~| ~ ~| Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate ~ ~| some cyclamans from seed. ~ ~| ~ ~| This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have ~ ~| set seed. ~ ~| ~ ~| I have done a google but most of the hits were just wanting to sell me ~ ~| the plants / seeds. ~ ~| ~ ~| If anyone could recommend the correct treatment I would be grateful. ~ ~ ~ ~Shake some onto the ground and ignore them - that is what I do, ~ ~and they have semi-naturalised. ~ ~ ~ ~As far as growing in pots, I don't know, but I would sow some in ~ ~the summer and leave the pots out over winter, and would save ~ ~some indoors for spring sowing. ONE of the three methods should ~ ~work! ~ ~ I tried this a couple or so years ago. Just scattered the seeds on the ~ surface of some compost and left the tray in a corner. When I ~ remembered it was there, I had a tray of what looked like grass (oh ~ and liverworts :-I which I 'weeded'). The bigger cormlets are now ~ about a cm across and the leaves are perceptively thicker. I guess in ~ a year or two I may well get flowering sized corms. ~ ~ I may do some more this year as there are a lot of seed pods on my ~ mature plants. ~ ~Yes seed on these seems to be exceptionally good this year, or at least ~it is here. ~ ~I also have crocus seed and a load of cyclamen seed which I keep meaning ~to do things with!-) ah... cyclamen... I have the small C. persicum growing away inside. I collected seed this time last year from a pink-flowered plant I've had for several years and now I have 21 more... a few of which are astonishingly about to flower. Already. Am waiting to see if they all come out the same colour which they may not as the leaves vary! Then there will be the great cyclamen giveaway :-) C coum seem to love it in a large terracotta bowl - they're now sprouting everywhere. I just leave them to their own devices, making sure moss doesn't get a look in. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
snakes head fritilaria: germination
In article ,
writes Greetings. Last year some one was kind enough to put me right on how to germinate some cyclamans from seed. This year I would like to have a go with some Snakes heads that have set seed. Collect the seed, sow them, keep moist, keep outside but not waterlogged over winter, and they will come up like grass next spring. Grow them in pots for a couple of years before finally planting out. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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