Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Buddy]

Like 'barnclos' I sowed Helleborus thibetanus seed W/O 8006 from Chinese Alpines in May. Shoots appeared in January and the attached photo was taken on February 22nd. Some of the old posts in the 'grow from seed' forum pages suggest a long germination period is required. My seeds were sown in a fairly well-draining compost and kept rather wet. They were left outside in North Yorks through prolonged rain and through some sharp frosts and snow. I have 18 of these seedlings from one packet of seed and so assume the conditions were quite suitable.

[Roma]

Hepatica 'Selma'.  Seed from Anne Wright.  Hope the colour is as good as the original.

[Leucogenes]

Two more new comers...

Eriogonum niveum
Trifolium macrocephalum

[Leucogenes]

Some seedlings of today...

Tonestus lyallii
Senecio incanus ssp. incanus
Pyrethrum karelinii
Lupinus lepidus
Erigeron poliospermus

[Leucogenes]

Part Two...

Eriameria resinosa
Antennaria dimorpha
Delphinium nuttalianum
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Astragalus purshii

[Leucogenes]

Also with the Townsendias some movement comes into play...further follow   

Townsendia spathulata
Townsendia spec. "Pink"
Townsendia leptodes
Townsendia hookeri

[Leucogenes]

Today I found more seedlings...

Erysium roseum
Delphinium spec.
Eremurus tianschanicus

The last two were sown last season...patience sometimes pays off. 😊

[hamparstum]

Hello Thomas, congratulations for your very many germinations! Can I ask when did you sow your Eremurus t.? Did you only give it cold stratification or did you also add a warm period prior to the cold? Thank You very much!
arturo

[François Lambert]

perhaps the date on the labels is the sowing date ?

[Leucogenes]

Hello Thomas, congratulations for your very many germinations! Can I ask when did you sow your Eremurus t.? Did you only give it cold stratification or did you also add a warm period prior to the cold? Thank You very much!
arturo

Hello Arturo

Nice to hear from you again.  I sowed this Eremurus tianschanicus on 20.12.17.  At the top of the label you will always find the date of sowing.

All further details (name, place of discovery, sea level, etc.) below.  On the back I still write the origin of the seeds...

This Eremurus did not germinate last spring...  so I kept the pots together with countless others.  So after the winter these seeds also got the extreme temperatures of last summer.  Some water was administered.  Maybe this warm phase was the decisive aspect for the germination...  I don't know.

So I don't just have to control the current sowing, but also the 2018's...

Even the seeds I got from you last year show some movement in the pots.  I hope to discover new seedlings this weekend.
 

Thomas

[Rick R.]

Please, everyone: remember to label your pics in the message text box (not just the file name)
Otherwise, they are not searchable!!! 

Astragalus missouriensis from wild seed collected in Minnesota, USA.  Scarified seed began emerging  in 11 days at 18°C.


Iberis aurosica f. nana. Seed began emerging in 9 days at 18°C.


Sedum hybridum ex Kazakhstan. Seed began emerging in 13 days at 18°C.


An interesting experiment with Taraxacum albidum last year.  I used fresh seed, dried for 3 days.  All lots planted 29 May 18, and given same care.  Two pots in each scenario:
-- With light (surface planted with thin cover of grit),  seedlings emerged in 45 days.
-- Without light (planted 2-3mm deep with 5-10mm grit layer), seedlings emerged in 77 days, but twice as many.

Germination was very uniform in all pots.

[Leucogenes]

Hello Rick

Thank you very much for the hint...I will add the botanical names as soon as possible...  sorry.

Your experiment with sowing Taraxacum albidum is very interesting.

Thomas

[Rob-Rah]

Calochortus tolmei, germinated in the fridge over winter and now put onto soil

[Leucogenes]

New week...new seedlings.

Lomatocarpa albomarginata
Geum triflorum
Eriogonum umbellatum "orange "
Eriogonum strictum

[Leucogenes]

Part Two

Polemonium confertum
Polemonium viscosum
Phacelia campanularia
Papaver alboroseum