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Cardiocrinum giganteum
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Does anyone have any tips for dealing with the seeds of this plant. I checked out a Thompson & Morgan site and it said "Germination - challenging", and gave a set of steps to take to achieve success. http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/...2710/1?SA=1383 Other sources of information, that I cannot trace right now, recommend a far less strenuous approach. Ah! Heres one http://vandusen.plantexplorers.com/p...roducts_id/146 I would be interested to hear of the experiences of others Phil |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
On 2 Apr 2004 03:40:48 -0800, (Philip) wrote:
Hi Does anyone have any tips for dealing with the seeds of this plant. I checked out a Thompson & Morgan site and it said "Germination - challenging", and gave a set of steps to take to achieve success. http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/...2710/1?SA=1383 Other sources of information, that I cannot trace right now, recommend a far less strenuous approach. Ah! Heres one http://vandusen.plantexplorers.com/p...roducts_id/146 I would be interested to hear of the experiences of others Phil Waste of time, don't bother with 'em - send 'em here let me deal with them ;~] http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html This is the text of the book T&M used to publish - fairly reliable. I don't recall any particular problem getting them germinated, now getting them to flowering size........that's another story. Rod Weed my email address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
On 2 Apr 2004 03:40:48 -0800, Philip wrote:
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with the seeds of this plant. I checked out a Thompson & Morgan site and it said "Germination - challenging", and gave a set of steps to take to achieve success. http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/...2710/1?SA=1383 Other sources of information, that I cannot trace right now, recommend a far less strenuous approach. Sounds like T&M's advice is of the "make it grow" kind, rather than "let it grow". I'm prejudiced against the former. I would be interested to hear of the experiences of others In my experience, cardiocrinum is as easy as any other plant to grow from seed. The real difficulty is that it takes years before they flower. Sow the seed in good soil and cover with fine gravel or coarse grit. Water well, and keep in a shaded coldframe. Germination will take place next spring; the seedlings look like those of onions. Leave them in the pot undisturbed for another year or two. Pot on or prick out when dormant, not when in full growth. The roots of many monocots will not branch if the tips are damaged, so you want to avoid root disturbance when the plants are in active growth. If you have a nursery bed area, I suggest pricking out the dormant bulbs the second fall after germination. The sooner you get the seedling bulbs into the ground, the sooner they will reach maturity and flower. To prevent diseases, set the bulbs on a bed of sand when you prick them out, and cover with more sand. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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On 2 Apr 2004 03:40:48 -0800, Philip wrote:
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with the seeds of this plant. I checked out a Thompson & Morgan site and it said "Germination - challenging", and gave a set of steps to take to achieve success. http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/...2710/1?SA=1383 Other sources of information, that I cannot trace right now, recommend a far less strenuous approach. Sounds like T&M's advice is of the "make it grow" kind, rather than "let it grow". I'm prejudiced against the former. I would be interested to hear of the experiences of others In my experience, cardiocrinum is as easy as any other plant to grow from seed. The real difficulty is that it takes years before they flower. Sow the seed in good soil and cover with fine gravel or coarse grit. Water well, and keep in a shaded coldframe. Germination will take place next spring; the seedlings look like those of onions. Leave them in the pot undisturbed for another year or two. Pot on or prick out when dormant, not when in full growth. The roots of many monocots will not branch if the tips are damaged, so you want to avoid root disturbance when the plants are in active growth. If you have a nursery bed area, I suggest pricking out the dormant bulbs the second fall after germination. The sooner you get the seedling bulbs into the ground, the sooner they will reach maturity and flower. To prevent diseases, set the bulbs on a bed of sand when you prick them out, and cover with more sand. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 20:30:49 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote: Sounds like T&M's advice is of the "make it grow" kind, rather than "let it grow". I'm prejudiced against the former. Yes, that's my feeling about their advice. It's something I go to if everything else has failed. My normal approach of trying to create the conditions that the plant would experience in it's natural habitat works for most things if the seeds haven't been mis-treated in some way. (Still got your Erythonium and Trillium plants Rodger - coming along nicely) Rod Weed my email address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 20:30:49 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote: Sounds like T&M's advice is of the "make it grow" kind, rather than "let it grow". I'm prejudiced against the former. Yes, that's my feeling about their advice. It's something I go to if everything else has failed. My normal approach of trying to create the conditions that the plant would experience in it's natural habitat works for most things if the seeds haven't been mis-treated in some way. (Still got your Erythonium and Trillium plants Rodger - coming along nicely) Rod Weed my email address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
Many thanks to you both Rod and Rodger. When my Cardiocrium flowers and
sets seed I will remember you both. |
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Cardiocrinum giganteum
Many thanks to you both Rod and Rodger. When my Cardiocrium flowers and
sets seed I will remember you both. |
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