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mark smyth
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Sorry I cant remember what a Paris grows from.
Several years ago I bought a Paris from Ian Christie. His words were something like - look after it and don't lose it.
Its now spreading fast in my tiny woodland bed. I know where I planted it but cant find the label. Can someone tell me which Paris this is?
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Should I be pollinating it?
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Paris quadrifolia
- they do not always have only four leaves - and it grows from a rhizome- so not a "bulb" for show rules but with a "lumpy underground storage organ" it fits in here
Yes pollinate it - it looks like something has been at work already so you may as well finish the job. You might not get seed but it's always worth a try.
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Thanks Maggi. I got seeds last year and just let them lie. No sign of seedlings
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Seed of paris quadrifolia and of all other Paris species only produces a small radicle after the first winter. The first leaf (cotyledon) emerges after the second winter.
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Thanks - so don't weed too roughly
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They like to grow undisturbed
I have a few different clones from France , Netherlands , Belgium , Germany and Slovakia for you if you are interested
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Roland how different are they?
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Maybe this is the one Ian told me to look after
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I think that one is a
P. polyphylla
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Not really different mark
I never found interesting forms or shapes
its more the size from them
They all naturalise well and make good seed
probably because of the cross pollination
Many paris are a little boring but intriguing
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