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Re: help identifying seeds

ginny wrote:
> 
> Hi Dawn,
> 
> Myrrhis odorata is well suited for the shadeand it will grow under trees.
> It has lacey foliage, is quite delicate, and the foliage is anise-scented.
> Flowers are white remind me of queen-anne's-lace, but you might want to cut
> the flowers before seed forms or you might have a lot of unwanted seedlings
> next year.
> 
> You can sow seed directly in the autumn or start indoors.  One source says
> that seeds require no special treatment and another says it requires light
> to germinate (i.e. don't cover seed) and that it benefits from cold, moist
> stratification.  Try planting it in a pot and put outside in Jan or Feb and
> it should germinate when the weather warms up.
> 
> The Talinum is a member of the Portulacaceae (Portulaca) family.  It has
> succulent foliage, needs sun and will benefit from gritty, not too dry,
> well-drained soil.   I couldn't locate Talinum menglesii, only T.
> paniculata, which is also called jewels of Opar.  They are an annual/tender
> perennial and take sun to part shade.  You can sow them in situ (where they
> are to bloom) any time of the year.
> 
> I have found Moon flower, Moon trefoil, Moonlight holly and Moonseed, but no
> Moonlily.  Sorry.
> 
> Orange desert flower was also a no go.
> 
> Hope this helps you a bit.
> 
> Ginny
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