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Gabriela

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Epimedium seeds
« on: April 22, 2016, 08:59:13 PM »
I am looking for Epimedium seeds, especially Chinese species except: acuminatum, brachyrrhizum, davidii, lishihchenii, stellulatum (which I have). Even some hybrids, for ex. E. 'Amber Queen’ are forming seeds just that is hard to get them (Corydalis behaviour).
If someone has Epimediums please pm me. Thank you.

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Re: Epimedium seeds
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2016, 09:29:51 PM »
Gabriela, Mark McDonough grows quite a few epimediums -  might be an idea to contact him.  He's  'TheOnionMan' on the forum 
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Gabriela

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Re: Epimedium seeds
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2016, 10:04:38 PM »
Thank you Maggi, maybe he'll see my posting.
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Re: Epimedium seeds
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2016, 04:30:13 PM »
I am looking for Epimedium seeds, especially Chinese species except: acuminatum, brachyrrhizum, davidii, lishihchenii, stellulatum (which I have). Even some hybrids, for ex. E. 'Amber Queen’ are forming seeds just that is hard to get them (Corydalis behaviour).
If someone has Epimediums please pm me. Thank you.

Gabriela, I grow quite a few but almost never get a good seedset..they are too far apart in the garden and since many are self sterile, I'd have to hand-pollinate them...but I'll try this year, you might get some hybrids though...
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Re: Epimedium seeds
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2016, 07:07:35 PM »
Thank you Wim! I would appreciate any of them, even if hybrids, you can get nice surprises  ;)
Knowing about self sterility, for a few years I didn't even look after seeds then I noticed that especially the Chinese species are not following the rule  :)
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