RE: Podophyllum hexandrum seedlings

Don,
	At some point the phodphyllum will need to adjust to local weather.
I have a few seedlings that germinate later than others and send up foliage
just as fall is kicking in. I just leave them in the pans in the cold frame.
They only receive a spun blanket over them and ride out the local weather. I
don't think I would advise that for Wis. If it were me.. I would pot them up
and let them ride in a cold frame where they get below 40 but above freezing
during the winter.
	
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
www.munchkinnursery.com
Garden Writer - Photographer -  Lecturer



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Don Martinson
Can someone give me any advice on how to handle some Podophyllum hexandrum
(Himalayan mayapple) seedlings?

My single plant produces nice seedpods every spring, ripening by mid summer.
I9ve harvested the seeds, placed them in a ziplock bag with barely damp
sphagnum.  Left them at ambient temp for a month or two (no germination
then), then placed them in the refrigerator for the winter and took them out
in spring.  Only now have they begun to germinate.
They are only in the cotyledon stage, so I don9t think I should be planting
them out here in Wisconsin.  Do I try to keep them growing over the winter,
put them back in the frig, or what?

Anyone have any experience with these?

Thanks,

Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com

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