Ranunculus calandrinioides seedlings

[robg]

I've just been passing my ramshackle outdoors collection of seed pots and noticed a new something !! 

Two seedlings of R Calandriniodes, sown seemingly in 2011   I've no evidence either way of whether these have taken 6 years to germinate, I've just not noticed or if I thought without checking that they were R parnassifolius.  I would be tempted to think the first or last, but then isn't this the wrong time of year for R.P ?

A posting from 2009 seems to suggest letting them be for the moment but look to a well drained bed or large pot in due course.  I'm near Edinburgh.

Thanks for any advice
Rob

 

[Mark Griffiths]

I always thought they'd be difficult to germinate but also I have some from seed.

I think it was old seed as I tend to double sow - so I had to separate them out from some Cyclamen seedlings. So I'm guessing they took about 2 years to appear at least.

Mine are in pots - I think they flowered in their second year. Mine have been up for a month or two which is probably a bit early but hopefully there will be flowers soon.