Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[drtd]

Fagus sylvatica in its green and dark red forms is my most favourite tree of all time. I love the way the dark ones start pink then darken to black almost overnight and I love the way the greens go rich tan in the autumn. It is a beautifully shaped tree too. There's a golden one in a garden near me too. Not the commercial gold form which has a different shape but the "ordinary" one, but gold-leaved.

We have some pendulous species in the arboretum that look like a waterfall of fire in autumn. I definitely agree, one of my all time favorites.

[johnstephen29]

These are cosmos young plants that I sowed about three weeks back, they germinated really quick.

[meanie]

Just spent about 90 minutes pricking Musschia wollastonii seedlings out of a 6cm pot. There's fifty here - I must have thrown that many out as well!

[johnw]

How do we germinate Skimmia jap

Ken's picture from this morning.......

johnw  - +8c, overcast

[Maggi Young]

Goodness me- it's nice when the plants play fair and lend a hand, but this is real Do it Yourself stuff by the Skimmia. Must have a VERY impatient nature!

[meanie]

Johnw - gotta be a contender for the easiest seeds to germinate!

[johnw]

Johnw - gotta be a contender for the easiest seeds to germinate!

Right up there with Nerine sarniensis!

johnw

[meanie]

My first ever Passiflora to germinate - P.colinvauxii..................


Bought the seed from a private seller on fleabay and was hoping that the "fresh seed" would hold true coming from an enthusiast. Looks as if I may have got lucky.

[Menai]

2 from "trillium"'s list, ordered and sown rather late. Any advice on keeping them going? My record with lilies is poor.

Hopeful

Erle in Anglesey

[Matt T]

A few more germinating:

Erigeron karvinskianus
Rhododendron macabeanum

[johnw]

Matt  - Was your bigmac seed from a good yellow form?   Earl of Stair is the one to grow if selfed.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

Looking back over these pages, it occurs to me that maybe we are sometimes not patient enough. Sure, I know the packet will often say "2-4 weeks" or something else quite hopeful but this may be under optimal conditions, like in the best climate possible, or from seed harvested yesterday or whatever other best possible circumstances. I wonder how many of us have given up on a pot of something seed because it took longer than we expected? Many things, especially bulbs will take the stated time PLUS an extra 1-8 years! if all is not as fresh as possible at sowing. Recently I've had a number of species both bulbous and herbaceous, germinate after 1-5 years and think it's because we've had almost non-stop rain over the autumn and now into winter. So many conditions can either start or delay "normal" germination that I don't believe any given time is reliable. If nothing else, seeds have taught me to be very patient and never to give up, especially on things which are infinitely precious so that waiting yet another year is worth while and indeed, often brings an eventual reward.

[Matt T]

Matt  - Was your bigmac seed from a good yellow form?   Earl of Stair is the one to grow if selfed.

johnw

I'm afraid I don't know John. Seed was from the SRGC Seed Exchange this year. I will have to wait a few years to let you know if it's a good form.
M

[François Lambert]

Time flies and more seeds germinate.
Also a new pic of Galtonia Regalis seedlings that are putting up their second leave now.
Others are tigridia pavonia (red), commelina coelestis & dierama pulcherrinum.  The commelina seeds are from the batch that I sent to the seed exchange (just kept a few for myself), so there are happy gardeners elsewhere also  , germination rate is excellent for me.

[François Lambert]

and Zantedeschia Rehmanii is also germinating.  Since the picture was taken more seeds germinated.  We had a few tropical days over here and it looks like the Zantedeschias responded well to the humid heat.