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Tristan_He

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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #615 on: April 09, 2016, 05:32:53 PM »
Would be interested in people's opinion of this. It is supposed to be Edraianthus graminifolius, but I am a bit suspicious. Any thoughts?



Update: after growing these on a little I am pretty sure they are forget-me-nots that had sown themselves into the compost. There are some smaller seedlings coming, so fingers crossed.

Another update: I threw some of these out on the assumption they were forget-me nots, but kept about 10 just in case. I'm now glad I did because after hardening off the seedlings have developed much narrower leaves that look convincingly like an Edraianthus. I will post photos when I get the chance. 
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Yet another update: Here is a mature plant (not flowered yet). Definitely E. graminifolius! Just wished I had kept more. Ah well, live and learn..
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #616 on: April 09, 2016, 08:51:01 PM »
Very nice seedlings; since they all look the same when very young I will show my Puya coerulea from another year with a warning - Puya beware!
Do not to make my mistake to prick out all Puya seedlings (unless you really have just a few). They were very cute, wild collected so I couldn’t stop…I cannot say how many pots I had, it would seem insane. The toughest plants ever….
Fresh seed does have very high germination rates. I had just five Puya berteroniana seed and they all germinated.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #617 on: April 09, 2016, 09:15:02 PM »
Would be interested in people's opinion of this. It is supposed to be Edraianthus graminifolius, but I am a bit suspicious. Any thoughts?

It may turn out to be an Edraianthus but I doubt graminifolius. I have leftover seed, you're welcome if you really want to grow it this year.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #618 on: April 11, 2016, 11:29:21 PM »
The seedlings look very large for an Edraianthus Tristan, don't you think?
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #619 on: April 13, 2016, 01:08:11 PM »
The seedlings look very large for an Edraianthus Tristan, don't you think?

Not tried Edraianthus before Lesley, but Campanulaceae seed in general is pretty small, hence I was expecting smaller seedlings. I didn't have any seed compost left when I sowed this pot and so had to make do with some spent potting compost, refreshed with some perlite. Looks like there could have been something else in there (Silene nutans is a possibility).

We'll see - I've pricked a few out but I'm keeping the pot in case anything else emerges.

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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #620 on: April 14, 2016, 05:52:18 PM »
Lilium splendens has started into growth, I recieved from the seedex last year a few bulbils, hopefully the others won't be far behind.
The old gardeners saying that you should keep your seed pots for at least three years has come true again, I sowed various seeds about three years back and some have just germinated, Narcissus nobilis and colchicum corsicus, three so far in the former and one in the latter.

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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #621 on: April 16, 2016, 07:53:36 AM »
Stylophorum diphyllum from Gabriela, germinating in masses. :)
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #622 on: April 16, 2016, 08:57:59 AM »
This winter, in late December, I threw on the new web platform handles Lilium regale I had too. Letting the wind and weather take care they are placed in different locations. Here they are germinating.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #623 on: April 17, 2016, 02:38:49 AM »
Thank you Leena, I am glad few of them made it. Here's how true en masse germination looks. Already with the new leaves, and I got beyond pricking out at this point....
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For comparison - Stylophorum lasiocarpum with the true leaves. I understand sometimes they both are masquerading for Hylomecon.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #624 on: April 17, 2016, 07:50:56 AM »
Thank you Leena, I am glad few of them made it. ]

A few   :o
I'm happy they made it even though they had started to germinate on transit from Canada.
The other seeds have not germinated yet, but there is plenty of time still.
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #625 on: April 17, 2016, 08:02:56 AM »

Diphyllum Stylophorum are related to Papaveraceae?
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #626 on: April 17, 2016, 08:46:19 AM »
Genus/species: Magnolia wilsonii
Seed source: kind member of this forum
Seeds sown: mid September 2015
Germination: early/mid April 2016


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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #627 on: April 17, 2016, 10:49:36 AM »
It's great to see the results of folks endeavours .

Here's Helleborus vesicarius sown in Feb of this year just germinating .I suspect it will be a challenge in this cool moist garden to cultivate them successfully during their dormant summer period .....

I decided to sow a number of different Fritillaria seeds in Jan 2016 ,(couldn't be bothered keeping them in storage until early autumn as I mostly do). F.obliqua is currently at various stages of germination ,some of the radicles well advanced while other F. seed pots also have some activity.........   
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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #628 on: April 17, 2016, 01:37:43 PM »
Stylophorum diphyllum  are related to Papaveraceae?

 Yes Fred - see this www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Aug261440625534IRG_68.pdf

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Re: Germinating now- - photos of seedlings
« Reply #629 on: April 18, 2016, 02:00:08 AM »
Yes Fred - see this www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Aug261440625534IRG_68.pdf

Thank you Maggi. Actually, this year seeds are from Robert Pavlis garden.
ID left apart, another interesting fact about our wood poppy (S. diphyllum) is that it has disappeared from Ontario woodlands (supposedly). There is only one known wild population at present, which resides on a private property in London.
The disappearance is blamed by some on the habitat destruction, there has also been the speculation that it may have reached the limit of its hardiness (very unlikely). The debate is ongoing…

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