Re: Germinating Leucospermum patersonii
- Subject: Re: Germinating Leucospermum patersonii
- From: &* a* M* <t*@xtra.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:37:51 +1200
Tony & Moira Ryan, Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Climate ( US Zone 9). Annual averages:-
Minimum -2°C; Maximum 28°C Rainfall 2000mm
----- Original Message -----
From: "B. Garcia" <paroxytone@gmail.com>
I have some seeds collected from Leucospermum patersonii that are now
dessicated corpses (they got frozen out in that cold snap in January).
I have not been able to find good, easy information on what it takes
to get them to germinate (I keep coming across academic papers). Does
anyone have good information about germinating seeds of this plant? I
could easily buy more flowering size plants, but I'd love to see if
these seeds are viable.
Barry,
If I look up propagating Leucospermum it just seems to say they are nearly
always grown from cuttings, but I don't gather there is anything too
difficult about germinating them, except that the fresher the seed the
better.
It may also be worth soaking them for a while before sowing.
Moira
