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Re: Gentiana puberulenta

Paul and others,  We have had very good luck interseeding the seed of Downy
Gentian in young reconstructions.  The seed, as you are likely aware, is
very small, so we put it in a large salt shaker and then went along
scratching the soil lightly with a pocket knife and shaking in a few seeds. 
From this we have a population of several hundred plants.  We have had equal
success with other gentians and in the case of bottle gentians I seeded them
into a 25 year-old reconstruction and they are coming up by the dozens.  But
don't expect instant results, it took four years for them to appear.    

Another note about gentians, we are seeing hybrids between the bottle (blue)
gentians and the cream or white gentians.  The blooming period for these two
species crosses over at the end of the whites season and the beginning of
the bottles bloom period.  They are very attractive, but I don't know what
the long term implications are of this situation.  

Carl Kurtz
Central Iowa  


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>From: Paul Frese <paul.frese@mo.usda.gov>
>To: "prairie@mallorn.com" <prairie@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Gentiana puberulenta
>Date: Mon, Oct 1, 2001, 2:24 PM
>

>Prairie Enthusiasts, 
>
>I am requesting any information or advice on the introduction of the
>downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta), to prairie reconstructions.  Is
>success possible with interseeding or must one use seedlings to
>establish this plant?  Thank you all very much for your advice.
>
>Paul Frese
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