Re: seed harvesting

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• Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 09:55:51 -0700
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Darrell & Evonne Benedict wrote:
> 
> Im just learning how to harvest seeds this year, and I'm stuck on a couple
> plants, does anyone know how to harvest seeds from borage, penstamon,
> echinops, rudbeckia, perennial lobelia, or perennial sunflower? any tips
> would be much appreciated, also any ideas on how I can tell when they are
> ready.
> Evonne
I know you are asking about seeds, but borage and penstemon root readily
form cuttings.  I have a Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue' that only grows to
about 1 foot high and I got 30 cuttings from a single plant growing in
a  one gallon container.  Penstemon x hartwegii hybrids produce even
more.

The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362

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