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Re: Saving perennial seeds

Anthony,

The majority of hardy perennials can be sown in the fall or winter. that 
is, collect store dry [dry and cool is better], and sow outdoors sometime 
between first frost and mid-winter. Quite a large proportion of h.p.'s
either require drying off or cold-stratification [ie, a period of low 
temperatures after being planted] to germinate, or both of these conditions.
Plus I find summer-planted seedlings hard to manage in hot weather.

Certainly perennials like columbines and jupiter's-beard can be sown in 
place to germinate in the fall or next spring.  Just be sure you can 
recognize the desired seedlings from weed seedlings.

Loren Russell, Corvallis, Oregon

On Mon, 16 Jun 1997, 
Anthony Gal wrote:

> A number of my early blooming perennials have gone to
> seed (i.e. columbine) and I would like to propagate
> additional plants.  I've carefully taken the seed pods
> and let them dry out before removing the seeds.  With
> the hot weather already here should I:
> 
> a:  Keep the seeds in the refrigerator and start
>     plants for next fall or spring?
> 
> b:  Start seeds indoors now and move plants out into the garden
>     later in the summer?
> 
> c:  Scatter the seeds on the ground (as if the seed pods
>     would have done) and let mother nature take her course.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
> Anthony Gal
> 
>
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