Re: Propagating columbine from seed

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• Subject: Re: Propagating columbine from seed
• From: A* S* <a*@online.no>
• Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 17:56:54 +0100
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At 19:53 26.03.97 -0800, Angelika Burles wrote:
>I just checked Parks Success With Seeds.  It is interesting that they say
>to sow and place in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.  and that to sow seeds on the
>surface because they need light. 21-25 days for germination.
>
>but I know it has been germinated easier than that.

As I said before, cold treatment is rarely never needed for Aquilegias, only
for a very few species. Recommended methods are often more advanced than
they need to be. I think it is a myth that dry stored seeds are difficult to
germinate, I rarely never have any problems with this. Most A. seeds i have
sown, have germinated in 2-4 weeks in 15-22 C (59-71 F), and with a percent
of 60-100. I usually sow the seeds in spring or summer, so they are usually
collected the year before. Here is my results so far this year:

SPECIES/days to germinate (if germinated)
(those which haven't germinated are all sown the last few weeks)
Aquilegia  (white, 25 cm)                       9
Aquilegia (caerulea) 'Mrs Scott Elliot'         11
Aquilegia alpina                                11
Aquilegia atrata                                        (0-5 F)
Aquilegia aurea
Aquilegia bertolonii  
Aquilegia caerulea Red/wh.                      14
Aquilegia caerulea yellow/wh.                   14
Aquilegia canadensis                            9
Aquilegia chaphrii                              
Aquilegia chrysantha
Aquilegia clematiflora                          21
Aquilegia clematiflora                          21
Aquilegia Crimson Star                          16        
Aquilegia 'Dwarf Fairyland'     
Aquilegia flabellata-hybrid Mini Star           26   (0-5 C)
Aquilegia flabellata Alba                       28   (0-5 C)
Aquilegia flabellata nana                       26   (0-5 C)
Aquilegia flatabella v. pumila                  27   (0-5 C)
Aquilegia 'Floro Pleno'                         
Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora
Aquilegia granulosa                                     (0-5 C)
Aquilegia hybrid white, 30-40 cm                10
Aquilegia laramiensis                           18
Aquilegia longissima                            19
Aquilegia McKana Giant                          15
Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow'                         20         
Aquilegia pom-pom mix
Aquilegia pubescens
Aquilegia transylvanica
Aquilegia 'William Guiness'
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