Re: Propagation of Pink Turtlehead from Seed
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Propagation of Pink Turtlehead from Seed
- From: L* a* A* F*
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 08:29:14 -0600
Hi Bill,
Allan Armitage says that all Chelone sps. will germinate best with a moist
cold period of 6 wks.
Sow the seeds and put the pot in the fridge-40F is cold enough. I have had
a lot of success with placing seeds that need cold stratification on moist
paper towels, put towel/seeds in a baggie, and the whole thing in the
fridge. I check weekly and remove the germinating seeds to a pot.
Most hardy plants need a period of cold stratification and those that don't
won't be hurt by it.
Lisa Flaum
So. Illinios, USA
Min -10F Max 105F Summer dry punctuated by floods,
high humidity, unreliable snow cover, clay soil
> I have collected some seeds from Chelone lyonii, 'Pink
> Turtlehead'. I saw somewhere that they were hard to start.
> Does anyone know the "trick" to propagating them from seed?
> Thanks.
>
> Bill Pratt
> Clifton, Virginia
>
>
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