Eranthis 2010

[Hans J]

Janis

Is there a chance to get seeds of this Eranthis longistipitata from you ?

Thanks
Hans

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis

Is there a chance to get seeds of this Eranthis longistipitata from you ?

Thanks
Hans

Weather is very cold and no pollinators fly, will see later in season.
Janis

[Hans J]

OK Janis .....we have to wait 

Hans

[pehe]

Jamie,

I am afraid that E. pinnatifida is not that easy. This plant is 5 years old and have only set seed one time. Unfortunately none of the 3 (!) seeds germinated. This year I hope I have more luck. My plan is to pollinate with a paint brush and to cover the plant during freezing nights to maximize the chance of good seed setting.
My dream is to have a 'field' of E. pinnatifida like I have of hyemalis.

Poul

The pollination seems to have succeeded....

Poul

[Gail]

The pollination seems to have succeeded....

Poul

Bravo Poul, good luck with that field of dreams!

[Regelian]

Poul,

that's just great!  I've noticed quite a few plants behaving very well and setting seed after this last extreme Winter.  I wonder if this has anything to do with it?  Maybe the longer than typical dormancy unlocks reserves or triggers somehting.

Good luck with the seed!

Jamie

[Lesley Cox]

May your dreams come true Poul.

[Janis Ruksans]

I like picturing of leaves. Here leaves of Eranthis pinnatifida, stellata from Russia and stellata (?) from China, last is smaller in size. All with seedpods.
Janis

[Ragged Robin]

Only the ordinary Eranthis Hyemalis but it has produced seed pods for the first time and I hope they will spread their seed - inspired by the success of others on this thread!

[Rodger Whitlock]

Only the ordinary Eranthis Hyemalis but it has produced seed pods for the first time and I hope they will spread their seed - inspired by the success of others on this thread!

Remember that in their first year, they will only form cotyledons. The characteristic foliage first appears (in diminutive form) the year after germination.

So when you see, next spring, little "weed" seedlings of a hitherto-unfamiliar type around your eranthis, don't weed them out! Those are the babies!

[Ragged Robin]

Roger, thanks for your advice - I just hope they germinate and I have a carpet of gold in two years time 

[Rodger Whitlock]

Roger, thanks for your advice - I just hope they germinate and I have a carpet of gold in two years time 

Make your expectation five years. Eranthis take a surprisingly long time to reach flowering size.

[Ragged Robin]

 

[gote]

Only the ordinary Eranthis Hyemalis but it has produced seed pods for the first time and I hope they will spread their seed - inspired by the success of others on this thread!

I am surprised that they do not set seed regularly in your place. We get seedlings to that extent that they are nearly an embarassment (I cannot make myself calling them a weed).
When they reach a kind of critical size of clump they will start rolling but I am afraid Rodger is right you will have to wait.
Remember Patience is THE cardinal virtue of a gardener. 
It is difficult to move them since the corms look just as clods of earth.
Göte
 

[Rodger Whitlock]

It is difficult to move [Eranthis hyemalis] since the corms look just as clods of earth.

I've always moved them in the green, with great success. The key is to replant them immediately. If possible, do the work on a wet day