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Meconopsis 2024
Margaret Thorne:
Mec punicea seed should be sown as fresh as possible to get good germination.
ashley:
--- Quote from: Margaret Thorne on April 21, 2024, 07:46:17 PM ---Mec punicea seed should be sown as fresh as possible to get good germination.
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And typical Scottish winters are cold & long enough?
Leena:
--- Quote from: arisaema on April 21, 2024, 12:47:44 PM ---I think it's down to them needing a prolonged freeze to germinate, I never had issues in Norway, but they (the exact same Holubec seeds as Leena) haven't germinated here in Denmark... I'll keep my fingers crossed they'll germinate next spring.
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I hope yours germinate next year.
Here seeds really had a long and cold period, about four monts below freezing.
I have had also very good germination from Adonis seeds this year, even older seed pots germinate now, and I think also they need below freezing temperatures for longer times to germinate.
arisaema:
--- Quote from: Leena on April 24, 2024, 07:34:19 AM ---I hope yours germinate next year.
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They often did in Norway if sown too late in winter, so I'm hopeful, even if the climate is a bit milder here - x cookei was sown a month earlier and they have germinated from old seeds, if admittedly not very well. It may be that fresh seeds lack deep dormancy?
Margaret Thorne:
--- Quote from: arisaema on April 24, 2024, 11:27:37 AM ---They often did in Norway if sown too late in winter, so I'm hopeful, even if the climate is a bit milder here - x cookei was sown a month earlier and they have germinated from old seeds, if admittedly not very well. It may be that fresh seeds lack deep dormancy?
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M. xcookei has always been described as sterile, so it would be very interesting to see photos of your plants when they flower. Could they have back-crossed with either of the parents?
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