Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Gene Mirro]

Some seedlings that were started under lights over the winter:

Campanula choruhensis, sown 12/23/12, transplanted into 5" deep bands:



Edraianthus serpyllifolius major, sown 1/8/13, transplanted into 5" deep bands:



Edraianthus graminifolius, sown 1/10/13, transplanted into 5" deep bands:



Anthyllis montana, sown 1/19/13, transplanted into 5.5" deep bands:



Jeffersonia dubia (seeds from Mark McDonough), Sternbergia lutea, Dodecatheon hendersonii:




They love the deep bands.  The roots are already crowding out the bottom.

[Gene Mirro]

Some more:

Lilium henryi citrinum, L. callosum, L. rosthorni, all sown 11/2012, transplanted to 2.6 liter pots:



Gentianopsis crinita, sown 11/14/12, transplanted into 5" deep bands:

[Maggi Young]

Some great results there, Gene, from your  pots under lights.
 
As well as being instructive about how various seedlings appear, I do hope this thread is generating enthusiasm amongst those who have yet to try raising plants from seed.

[Garden Prince]

Slowly but surely the seeds begin to germinate as spring finally begins.

Some of the frontrunners from this past week: Sorbus alnifolia, Acer palmatum ex Osakazuki, Lilium martagon and Ranzania japonica.

[Roma]

Two lilies sown in November 2011, germinated in February this year
Lilium ledebourii
Lilium monadelphum

[Roma]

Another two from my own seed this time
Trillium rivale
Erythronium japonicum
I had two Erythronium japonicum but only one flowered in 2011.  I took it to show off at our local group meeting and asked Ian Young if he would take it home to introduce it to his Erythronium japonicums.  It came home pregnant and produced 18 seeds.  Poor Ian did not get any seeds that year  

[brianw]

Todays photo of some grass  Scoliopus hallii, lots of seed from last year.
If I have done this right!

[Garden Prince]

Some people think that woody plants are difficult from seed. They are usually not: you just have to be patient!

More from this week:
   Acer palmatum ex Ao Shidare Germination April 2013
  Aronia melanocarpa Germination April 2013
 Brousonettia papyrifera Germination April 2013

[Gene Mirro]

The Aronia will eventually form a big, vigorous clump.  The fruits are not sweet, but they are extremely nutritious.  I freeze them without any processing at all, and use them in pancakes and pastries.   

[Garden Prince]

Yes I know. I will plant some out in the wilder part of the garden. I'm curious to know when it will fruit for the first time.

[Maggi Young]

 A reminder that there are pages of seed starting chronicles on the NARGS forum too: 
http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=1251.msg22904#msg22904

[Helen Johnstone]

Some people think that woody plants are difficult from seed. They are usually not: you just have to be patient!

More from this week:
   Acer palmatum ex Ao Shidare Germination April 2013
  Aronia melanocarpa Germination April 2013
 Brousonettia papyrifera Germination April 2013

Hi
I havent tried Acers from seed yet will definately consider it for next year - bit of a long haul though until they can be planted out?

[Garden Prince]

Most can be planted in the garden after 3 or 4 years depending on size and vigour.

The problem with Acer palmatum is buying good seed. Two problems in this respect: is the seed viable and is it of the cultivar described. Needless to say I've been fooled in the past.

The seed of Acer p. Bloodgood came from Garden's North (Kristl Walek) and was of excellent quality with good germination. The seeds of "Ao Shidare" was bought on Ebay (UK) and was also good. I've also bought seed from Acer p. Atropurpureum in January 2012  but from the 14 seeds only 1 germinated sofar.

[ruweiss]

After the long winter the seeds germinate like mad and I fear,that that my
spare time doesn't allow me to give the seedlings all the care they need.
Saxifraga grisebachii germinated 1 year ago and needs urgently pricking out.

    Lewisia rediviva
    Podophyllum emodii
    Sax.grisebachii

[Leena]

No photo, but I noticed that Clintonia udensis from Hailuogou (seeds from Arisaema) is germinating  . It was sown in December 2011.