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Fw: Gentiana septemfida & G. acaulis





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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dean Arndt <djarndt@cpnet.net>
>To: Seeds List <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
>Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 10:17 AM
>Subject: Gentiana septemfida & G. acaulis
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>>Greetings.
>>
>>I have some Gentiana seed that I need to germinate.  Rumor has it that it
>>can be on the difficult side.  Does anyone have some tips they would care
>>to share?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Dean
>>Zone 3
>>Manitoba, Canada
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>I find that if you grow them under lights at 65-68 where they get daily
>fluctuations, they will germinate without stratification.  I start mine
>under fluorescent lights in the greenhouse.  If you have trouble, you can
>try Jellito's pre-stratified seed.  Very expensive because of the exchange
>rate. However, compared to T&M it is a bargain because the seed packets are
>very generous and you get incredible germination.  I got 25 dozen Primula
>rosea and 15 dozen G."Blauer Harold" seedlings from a pkt.  Try Gentiana
>scabra, the germination is always reliable.  In your climate you should be
>able to plant the seeds in a coldframe when you first go outside in the
>spring.  Cool summers are ideal for propagating alpines.  I start mine
under
>lights because they are too tiny  to survive hot weather that sets in  June
>if I plant them outside.  Especially Gentiana verna and G. puberulenta.
>
>Frank Cooper
>Zone 5, central Illinois.
>
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