Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Lesley Cox]

So it is. Sorry Jamus and Fermi.

[Jupiter]

At least I'm fairly certain my seedlings are in the right Genus... they appear to be a Potentilla of some description. New leaves are three lobed and a little more typical of the Genus than the first set of true leaves, but I'm still convinced it ain't nitida.

[Gabriela]

Gabriela, I stand to be corrected but I think our friend Cohan F may have had the seed of Pot. porphyrantha from Jellito's in Germany.

I don't know what Cohen has Lesley, my plant came from forumist R. Pavlis who probably grew it from NARGS seedex, like many other of his plants. I am still getting upset thinking about it. Maybe I'll get another small division  

[Lesley Cox]

On the Internet, P. porphyrantha looks quite beautiful.

Jamus when I really look at P. nitida, the lobes of mine, (and given that it is in winter mode,) looks like a hand held out with the fingers wide open, the little finger and thumb both tucked under so that the 3 remaining fingers are half-open-fan shaped. Lobes are wider of course.

[Karaba]

You're very right Lesley, porphyrantha is such a beauty; I had a nice little plant which collapsed in a weird way last year just before flowering, I will try to get it again.

I've just collected few seeds from my two years and first flowering seedlings. Seeds were from SAJA, the "french SRGC".

[Jupiter]

Collect seed for me in the summer please Lesley.

[Lesley Cox]

I'd be delighted to do that Jamus but though I've had P. nitida for many years, off and on, I have to admit that I've never had even one flower! which is why P. porphyrantha is of interest. It flowers quite well apparently. My nitida has always come from my friends at Hokonui Alpines and I believe Louise does have occasional flowers but I'm not sure that there has been seed as well. I can't believe our conditions are so awful that it rebels so consistently, so something else must be the cause. But what???

[Jupiter]

Mineral composition of the soil? Heat/cold cycles? I think calcium would be a must, considering when you see it growing wild it's always on limestone. I can give it a different set of conditions here and I have a limestone bed, constructed for lowland oncos. All I need is a plant! I will keep trying the seed exchanges and perhaps some day strike it lucky.

[fermi de Sousa]

... looking at your seedlings of the asperula I'd be very doubtful about that one too. I've not had any asperula from seed but their size and shape and fleshiness seem at odds somehow with the asperula species we know.  What do you think?

Hi Lesley
I have my doubts about it as well!
It's not one I've grown before so for now I have to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Do you think that I should prick them out now or wait for the weather to start warming up?
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

Fermi I would separate them and pot them on because they've come up quite thickly. I do my seedlings as they germinate all through the winter and don't have any troubles. It'll be interesting to see what they are.

[Gabriela]

To note the very late germination of Dioscorea caucasica - after two heat waves here; obviously requires high temp. to trigger the germination (sown in the winter outdoors).
First seedling appeared last week, now the rest of them and growing with the speed of light.

[fermi de Sousa]

Bloomeria humilis NARGS Seedex 2017 sown 28-04-2017
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Crocus cancellatus (Crocus Group 2016) sown 27-04-17
Lapeirousia divaricata (NARGS Sdx 2016/17) sown 28-04-17
Calochortus luteus (Robert B) sown 27-04-17-more germinations since 5-06-17!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Iris macrosiphon seed from Robert B sown 18-09-2016: 1st seedling 28-07-2017;
Triteleia laxa NARGS Surplus Seed 2016/2017 coll R.Ratko, Mendocino Co; sown 28-04-2017;
Narcissus fernandesii from Rafa D; sown 27-04-17; 1st seedling: 28-07-2017;
Calochortus invenustus NARGS SS 16/17 coll R.R. Tulare Co; sown 28-04-2017; 1st sdg: 28-07-2017;
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Chlorogalum pomeridianum NARGS Surplus Seed 2016/2017 Coll R. Ratko, Trinity Co; sown 28-04-2017; 1st seedling 20-07-2017;
cheers
fermi