Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Excelsior]

Excelsior, thanks so much!  The added info really aids in my understanding.  That you note when only a very few germinate, possibly indicating the regime is not the norm, is also very helpful.

So the Allium schoenprasum arlvarense germinated in the fridge or at room temperature after 3 weeks in the fridge?
Same question with Aloe polyphylla: germinated at 15C or at room temperature after 3 weeks at 15C?

The Allium schoenoprasum alvarense germinated in the fridge, at 5-6C and the Aloe polyphylla germinated at app. 15C with a bit cooler nights. I had them in my bedroom, where the window are open at night, so they get the fluctuating temperetures.  Aloe polyphylla "won't" germinate at higher temperatures according to different websites. 

[Garden Prince]

A kind SRGC forumist sent me fresh seed of Daphne tangutica last year. I divided the seeds in different batches. The ones that were kept in the fridge at 5 degrees C. and put at warmth a couple of weeks ago are starting to germinate.

[Gene Mirro]

Mimulus lewisi, sown 2/27/13, grown under fluorescents at roughly 60F:



Seed to bloom in 2.5 months! 

These are perennial in the NW USA for 2-5 years if the soil is kept moist and cool.  They are native to wet places in the mountains above 5000 feet.

[ashley]

Very impressive Gene

Here's M. lewisii across the border, in Mt Revelstoke NP.

[Gene Mirro]

Yes, it always grows in places where you can easily get a shoe full of icy water.

[Botanica]

New germination of 2013 season
Around 60 pots germinated.

[Garden Prince]

This week the seeds of Daphne tangutica that were placed outside after sowing in autumn 2012 started to germinated. The germination rate was much better than those that were given the artificial refrigerator treatment (see post 211 of this thread). My tentative guess is that the natural oscillating temperatures of winter leads to a better germination rate.

[Hoy]

Mistletoe (Viscum album) from seed! Thanks Paul I got the berries from Paul (pehe) earlier this spring and squeezed the seed out and onto the stem of several trees (rowan and lime). A lot of them germinated now in May but the common climbing yellow garden snail (Cepaea hortensis) has found several and eaten them. Some have survived - cross fingers!

[pehe]

Nice to see Trond!
I hope some of them survive the snail attack. I have not observed snails eating mine, but maybe I just have been lucky.

Poul

[Darren]

Viola cotyledon.

Seed arrived early April. 24 hour soak in 500ppm GA3, followed by 4 weeks in damp filter paper in a fridge, inspected weekly. First few seeds showed roots after 4 weeks (early May) and were potted up and left outside. The first of these are now emerging through the top dressing after a further 4 weeks (picture 1). Remainder returned to fridge and inspected weekly. Another 3 seedlings were potted in mid may and the 3 in the next picture were done this weekend (8 weeks after treatment). This is now all the viable seeds and germination was about 80 % for this species. Two other rosulate violas which arrived at the same time were also successful but had fewer viable seeds (around 50%). Not bad for a first attempt at these. Of course now comes the difficult part......

[Roma]

Well done Darren!  I don't have the patience or dedication to grow plants which need special conditions to germinate. 

[Roma]

Collomia debilis from SRGC sown January 2012 and germinated April 2013
Seed sown January this year also germinated in April
In 2011 I got Colutea instead

[Darren]

Well done Darren!  I don't have the patience or dedication to grow plants which need special conditions to germinate.

Sadly I don't really either, though I've used smoke treatment successfully on South African Ericas, Proteas and restios.

I'm really terribly lazy about this. Despite my growing terrestrial orchids and having access to the necessary clean room facilities I've never bothered with seed sowing beyond a brief (successful) experiment with Dactylorhiza seed about 15 years ago.

My trouble is I want to grow everything rather than concentrate on one group of plants. Life is too short to over-specialise.

[Gene Mirro]

 Cynoglossum grande, a Pacific Northwest USA native, in the borage family:



Sown 1/19/13, warm 30 days, cold fridge 3.5 months, then fluorescent lights in cool basement.  Seems to prefer sandy/gritty soil and dryish summers.

[fermi de Sousa]

I've had 3 Cyclamen seedlings germinate!
Except they're in pots of Fritillaria which I repotted in summer!
The seed must've been from a re-cycled" pot - though I rarely discard cyclamen seed-pots. Well, I must've on this occasion.
Any guesses as to which species it is?
cheers
fermi