Re: SIB: Chrysographes

Barb discussed growing chrysographes from seed.  I have just had a fine
specimen flower for the first time from seed.  Unfortunately, it was
labelled forestii.  Luckily, forestii also bloomed right nearby, again
from seed, and there was no doubt about the identification of
chrysographes.  It is growing in direct sun in rather dry, but excellent
soil.

I am finding a large number of plants that develop from seed obtained
from seed exchanges are mis-identified.  I have a series of rather
lovely sibirica, all short plants with large flowers, that came from
seeds labelled spuria musulmanica.  The plants are obviously good enough
to keep but the label has to go into the garbage.  One would hope that
offering seeds to the exchanges would include an obligation to try and
get the species right.  The donor does have the plant whereas the person
receiving the seed has a four year wait before finding that the seeds
were mis-identified.

Ian

  

s in the fridge, and
> when I looked at them in March, there was a sprout! There were another 4
> or 5 after that, but they didn't survive the move to a bigger pot. But
> the one I have is flourishing. It was interesting to note that it seems
> to have "seed leaves" like other plants, and these are falling off as
> the thicker, later leaves come on. It is in a 5 inch pot on the north
> side of the house where it gets early morning and late afternoon sun but
> is shaded during middle of the day. I keep it watered but not sopping,
> and it now has 4 thicker leaves and a early leaf about to fall off.
> A couple of you mentioned having seeds last Summer or Fall. How are
> yours doing? (And let me know if I'm doing something wrong with it!)
> 
> Barb Johnson     ljohnson@cland.net
> Southwest Missouri Ozarks     USDA Zone 5b     AIS Region 18 (MO & KS)
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