Don,

I am always surprised at how long and hair like the roots are for the size of the eye on hexandrum. Tiny little plant above the medium in a 11X22 pan... roots from one end to the other.

I am beginning to think they like rich, loose, humus and mulch... perhaps some organic fertilizer. I recently started collecting Podophyllum and all must be slow for they certainly are expensive.

Gene E. Bush

Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC

www.munchkinnursery.com

Garden Writer - Photographer -  Lecturer

Hi Kitty,

These seedlings are what I harvested from my plant year before last and  kept in sphagnum moss in the ‘fridge over the first winter, then planted them when they began to sprout.  They are planted on the other side of the yard from the parent plant, so no chance of having spread by rhizomes.  Other than putting up more flowering stems, the mother plant has not moved an inch in nearly 7 years, so not like our native P. peltatum.  I guess I won’t know what kind  of root system they have until I dig them for transplanting  I think I’ll try this fall.

Don
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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On 7/15/12 11:14 AM, "Kitty" <k*@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi Don,
I've not grown Mayapples before, so I can't say much about it.  I transplanted species shade Paeonia seedlings  as instructed and lost them all so now I leave them in place for an extra year or so and have had some success.  I don't know if Podophyllum is as fragile.
 
If you were growing them diliberately from seed, Powell instructs:
(Paraphrased)  Sow in flats; plunge to rims against north-facing wall, cover w/glass.  Transplant to individual pots after one growing season, to the garden after two.  Divide after blooming.

I found this, too:
How to grow Himalayan mandrake: Sow outside....Once they come up, transplant to a shaded site protected from winds, to rich, ...It takes several years to get established .... Young plants have one leaf; older plants have several. It will gradually spread through creeping rhizomes.

Silly question - are you sure these are seedlings?  Could they be growth from the traveling rhizomes of the parent?
 
 
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

----- Original Message -----
 
From:  Don Martinson l*@wi.rr.com  
 
To: p*@hort.net
 
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 7:37  PM
 
Subject: Podophyllum hexandrum
 

I finally have some seedlings of my Podophyllum  hexandrum - Himalayan mayapple.  Much prettier than our native P.  peltatum and doesn't spread as much.

What would be the best time to  transplant the seedlings?  This fall (while I still know where they are),  or in the spring?

Thanks,


Don Martinson
1522 Mower  Court
Milwaukee, WI  53213

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