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Re: japanese anemone germination

At 17:40 15.01.97 -0600, you wrote:
>I disagree on the Anemone and Pulsatilla. I've purchased and germinated
>successfully several different species of each. Pulsatillas do degrade
>though, and the best germination is with fresher seed. I've never had
>trouble with older Anemone seeds. I don't even bother to remove the fur.
>Just throw them in a pot, put them outdoors and wait. Perhaps there are
>species of both that are really intolerant of dry storage, but as we've just
>discussed on Alpine-L, it seems that some of this, at least, is probably a
>myth.  I've heard several people tell me that they have germinated dry
>Trillium and Hellebore seeds as well, although I've not tried any of them,
>(yet). I do understand that there are several species of Hellebore that
>really do die in dry storage.
>
Amber!
I agree with you, it is possible to germinate old seeds, but they usually
germinates faster and with higher germ. percent if sown fresh. I have
germinated stored seeds from Helleborus with success, and I have also
germinated stored Pulsatilla and Anemone seeds. I don't think it's a myth
that old seeds are not as viable as fresh ones, it is well known that seeds
loses their viability after a certain amouth of time, although it is very
different from species to species how fast they loose their viability. If
you have 100 seeds, germinating 90% as fresh, they will have lower germ.
percent in certain time. Verbascum species can be viable after 100 years,
while Trillium and Helleborus perhaps germinates 10 % less in a few months
or at least in a rather short time. 

Asle
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