Re: Romneya coulteri propagation
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Romneya coulteri propagation
- From: B* B*
- Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:51:29
>Thanks for the answers. The bees are busy working my Romneya flowers at the
>moment. Perhaps they really are self sterile & need to be crossed.
Some poppy flowers do seem to be self-sterile though I have never seen it
stated in writing. I grow Greek poppies (P. rhoeas var. pusilla) and notice
that they seem to need a "critical mass" in terms of amount of flowers
before the bees take interest. When they don't I get very little seed, and
so I usually take a day or two and go at it with a brush to make sure.
In Seattle, Romneya doesn't set seed, it seems to be just too cool there.
bob
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