Anemopsis macrophylla-information needed urgently

[maggiepie]

I have some anemopsis macrophylla seeds that have germinated in the fridge.
Am hoping someone can tell me what to do with them now.
Should I pot them up, if so, should I cover the cotyledons?
Should I keep them inside or put them out for winter?
I have read that the seedlings only produce cotyledons the first year, will the fact they are already at that stage save a year?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Kristl Walek]

Helen,

Pot up in normal way---root in soil, cotyledon out.
Grow indoors for winter. Plant out in spring.
You will surely lose them if you try to overwinter outdoors in NB, with them just having germinated....even in a cold frame.

It's been years since I last grew them from seed---but I don't recall them only growing to the cotyledon stage the first season. I recall they took some years to mature to flowering---but pretty straightforward in growth pattern.

So, you should have a nice head start actively growing them from now until spring.

You are reminding me I need to check the ripeness of seed of my colony.
Still no frost here in Annapolis Royal, although it is coming (sooner, rather than later).

[maggiepie]

Thanks so much, Kristl.
I have some small domed pots that have air vents.
Would you advise using the domes to keep up the humidity?

Lucky you with no frost, we had our second hard frost this morning.
Hard to believe it was 28C a few days ago.

[Kristl Walek]

I generally like to keep humidity levels high for a while after transplanting anything---so your system sounds good.

When I transplant a whole tray-worth of seedlings, I normally pop on a plastic dome for the first week (sometimes two), taking it off every now and then for a day/a few hours if it looks as though moisture levels are too high inside the dome (normally the plants are under lights, so lots of warmth too)....

Anemonopsis is easy, very tough and hardy (it overwintered in Ontario even in the bad-old, very cold times of -40C or more).
Doesn't mind being moved either.

I find placing it in the garden, the hardest part.
In fact, it would be lovely to see pictures of what others have done with "landscaping" their Anemonopsis.....one tends to put it in the front of the bed because of the long wands of delicate flowers---but somehow I am always less than happy with how they look at flowering (or at seed formation). Perhaps I have too many, grown all together in the same spot.

[maggiepie]

 Perhaps I have too many, grown all together in the same spot.

I bet the majority of forumists would love to have the same problem.