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Re: Seed Collecting

Lilium michiganense is a multicycle germinator. Here is what works for
me:

Dry store the seeds at 70 degrees for two months.

Mix the dry stored seed with moist vermiculite in a plastic bag and keep
them at 70 degrees in the dark for nintey days, during which time small
bulblets will form.

Move the bulblets and vermiculite to 40 degrees for ninety days.

Lastly, plant the bulblets out at 70 degrees. The first leaf should
appear within two weeks.




Rome Hutchings wrote:

> Hello to all on the Prairie list.
>
> If anyone has experience and information on germinating
> Turk's Cap Lilly (Lilium michiganense) it would be greatly
> appreciated if you would forward this to me.  I have tried
> soaking in vermiculite at approximately 75-80 degrees for
> 55-60 days, then cold for 30-45 days with no success.
>
> This is my third season attempting to germinate and grow
> Turk's Cap.  The very first batch, which I gave up on and
> threw into the planter bed on the north side of our house,
> has now grown to 4-6 inches, with multiple leaf sets.
>
> I'm sure that these have grown quite by accident and
> so.........I look forward to any info provided.
>
> Rome Hutchings
>
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