Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Hoy]

Clematis falciformis(?) - erratic germination.

[Gabriela]

Barely showing up but exciting 
Astragalus levieri

[Gabriela]

Only checking the germination for fun - a bit too early to start them indoors. Seeds from a tree grown by Johnw, happily flowering in Halifax.
Maybe he would like to show the beautiful mother-tree  There are chances to select an even hardier seedling from it.
Paulownia tomentosa var. coreana

[Gabriela]

Calycanthus floridus with the distinct convoluted cotyledons -

[johnw]

Gabriela  - No doubt Paulownia tomentosa v. coreana will flower this spring.  I say this as on Monday we tested the buds of the type, P. tomentosa, in Kentville, NS; these were selected for hardiness here and the seed came from trees in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Presumbly the ones here are hardier yet again.  We cut buds on the three biggest trees. The one in the most protected spot and the one in the most exposed spot had no flower bud damage whatsoever. The big tree in between those two had all buds damaged at 0F.  None have any wood damage, not even the stooled ones this year.  Halifax and Annapolis Royal had much milder winters so var. coreana in those spots should be perfectly fine.  Now if we can get through the next 20 days without a big temperature drop we should be off to the races.

Hopefully this year seed from these two hardy trees will cross and we'll have good seed uncontaminated by the tender tree.

john

[Cfred72]

Calycanthus floridus with the distinct convoluted cotyledons -

The cotyledons are really beautiful coiled like this.
I just wanted to buy a specimen that I had spotted in a nursery near my home. These are interesting and even rare shrubs in our gardens in Belgium.

[Gabriela]

Gabriela  - No doubt Paulownia tomentosa v. coreana will flower this spring.
Hopefully this year seed from these two hardy trees will cross and we'll have good seed uncontaminated by the tender tree.
john

This is very encouraging to hear and it also shows, once again. how important the genetic is. I may be carried by enthusiasm but I believe is possible to select even hardier specimens in Paulownia. The fact that it grows so fast is certainly a big help!
I look fw to see it in flower!

[Gabriela]

The cotyledons are really beautiful coiled like this.
I just wanted to buy a specimen that I had spotted in a nursery near my home. These are interesting and even rare shrubs in our gardens in Belgium.

Thank you Cfred - convoluted cotyledons are very rare and of course very attractive on the same time because of this 
Calycanthus in general are beautiful small trees/shrubs and quite resilient to the growing conditions.

[Cfred72]

I have a small question ... I have received in a lump of Corydalis a germinating seed. This looks like a germ Erythronium?

[Ian Y]

Fred, it looks very like an Erythronium seedling, nice to get surprises.

[Cfred72]

Nice to have surprises like that, yes. I planted it in a pot in the greenhouse to protect it. See you in a few years to see how it's called.

[Gabriela]

Cfred, if you know where from the Corydalis seeds are (wild coll. or from a garden) you can take a guess at what Erythronium might be 

[Cfred72]

Dear Gabriela,
Sure, I could ask what Erythronium grows around the tuft of Corydalis. I know they have in their garden. Good idea, Gabriela thank you.

[Cfred72]

The first part of the alley where you park cars measure 30m long.
It was lined with Thuyas (I hate the Thuja) and all along I had planted simple Crocus vernus that come from the store.

Gradually I cut Thuyas to replace them with species of shrubs / trees of our regions, better for wildlife, flora, ... more ecological.

Last year, I collected all the seeds that I have on Crocus. It took me hours to sort the beans. I 400ml seeds. I certainly sown too tight. Here it comes out of the container.  I had a heavy hand, 1cm thick seeds to 5 cm deep. 

[Cfred72]

The level of the substrate was originally like terrine of seedling just behind Tulipa.