RE: Asclepias from seed
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- Subject: RE: Asclepias from seed
- From: M* D*
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 13:00:52 -0800
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Thank you Paul, you make it sound easy. I'm going to give it a try.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
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From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
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Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 2:40 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: aphids and mandevilla
They are easy to raise from seed-fast growing for the most part.
Soak the seeds in Hot water for 2 days.
Here is what I have found to work very well.
Use a large glass-16 oz and fill it with HOT water out of the tap, put seeds
in and replace the water with fresh water every 12 hours or so.
After two days you should notice that the seeds have become "plump"- sow
them
and cover the pot with plastic.
If you just sow the seeds, germination is very slow and spread out over a
month or two. But by soaking the seeds-you can have most of the seeds
germinate in a week to ten days.
So far this has worked for five species that I have tried.
If you like butterflies and you like native plants-try Asclepia incarnata.
Plants will bloom the first year-but like most perennials put on their best
display when three years old or older. Easy to grow in wet to normal garden
soils in full sun to half day shade.
Paul
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