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Seedy Subjects! => Grow From Seed => Topic started by: WimB on February 01, 2008, 04:52:01 PM

Title: sowing Zephyranthes
Post by: WimB on February 01, 2008, 04:52:01 PM

Hello,

today I received some seeds of Zephyranthes minima.
Could anyone give me some pointers about how to sow them.

Thanks

Wim

Title: Re: sowing Zephyranthes
Post by: Ezeiza on February 01, 2008, 05:04:05 PM

Hi Wim:

             Of Zephyranthes there are over 70 species and depending on their origin they have different cycles and requirements.

              Minima is a species of the pampas of my country, Argentina. In the wild it grows in moist pastures, in full sun and receives year round rainfall. Sow now in a standard drained soil and keep growing for as long as you can wihtout forcing dormancy.

              The natural cycle is summer dormant, flowers at the beginning of the cycle in autumn, with the tips of the leaves that keep on growing thru autumn, winter and spring.

               Flowers are minute, white with carmine red tips. Seeds are largish and rounded. If you remove faded flowers they produce bloom after bloom. Never offsets, only propagates from seed.

Hope this works.

Title: Re: sowing Zephyranthes
Post by: WimB on February 02, 2008, 02:30:01 PM

Thanks for the info,

I'll sow them immediately.

Greetings

Wim