Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Maggi Young]

I was trying to post pictures and only after that I read about the updates

We can live without pictures for a while I can say it without them - my first ever Galanthus and Crocus banaticus are germinating!
Galanthus - mix and G. plicatus (outside and the pot is frozen!) - many thanks and kisses Leena

Glad to hear that news from your plants, Gabriela!
 The forum as a whole will be unavailable tomorrow - we hope for only a day.... we'll see.
 Maggi

[Gabriela]

I already started to imagine large drifts of C. banaticus in the fall

Best wishes for a smooth transition to the new server!

[Leucogenes]

... some seedlings of today.

Dudleya abramsii ssp.marina 27.01.17
Campanula zoysii 08/16
Allium weschnjakowii 14.01.17
Dodecatheon conjugens 14.02.17
Saussurea glacialis 14.01.17

[Leena]

Galanthus - mix and G. plicatus (outside and the pot is frozen!) - many thanks and kisses Leena

 
I'm so happy for you!

[Gabriela]

I'm so happy for you!

Thanks Leena
The Galanthus bulbs I bought last fall weren't that bad as usual, so all combined together should make for a decent display in a few years.

[Matt T]

Last years crop of Hepatica nobilis seed are giving good germination, with seed from blue, white and violet plants, and some first true leaves showing already.
Corydalis shanginii subsp ainae - seed from Kurt Vickery
Seedlings from a yellow form of Trillium chloropetalum from a dear friend

[Matt T]

An update on my earlier Hepatica babies: to remind you they were sown 18 May 2014, germinated 12 Feb 2015, many put up two true leaves in that first year, they had super root systems when repotted last year and most have now flowered in February and March this year, 2 years after germinating. All are blue, although the parents were cross pollinated between pink and blue (both directions) so they'll contain genes for pink as well and may throw pink offspring?

[kris]

Hi Matt
I grew some Hepatica nobilis seeds outside two years ago.
They have germinated and first true leaves appeared this year.
They are in the garden growing slowly.
I want to fasten  their  growth since Canadian summer and fall time is short. Do you grow them in pot and what type of soil,fertilizer you give.
My other question is do they need winter dormancy. In that case I can keep my pots in the fridge.
Can you or anyone who grow hepatica in pots will help me.
Thanks
Krish

[Matt T]

Hi Krish,
I keep my Hepatica babies outside, but in a cold frame all year round. However, I'm not as cold as you in the winter! They will be dormant in the winter, with the changing seasons triggering this, but our coldest month is February, with an average minimum temperature of +3^oC (conversely our summer ave max is only 16^oC). I think they should be pretty hardy if you keep them cool and on the dry side in the winter. It's the combination of cold + wet that's a killer for most plants.
Mine are grown in pots, in a light open potting mix of a loam, organic matter, perlite and grit in roughly equal proportions. After germination I feed them with a balanced feed at half strength once a month when actively growing.
Good luck!

[kris]

Thanks Matt.
I am going to grow them in pots inside during winter.
Hepatica nobilis is hardy here and once established flowers nicely. I am determined to take some pictures and post it this year.
On the other hand it takes a awful lot of time to grow them from seeds.
It took me four years to grow them outside to flowering stage.The growth period is so short due to the cold
kris

[Gabriela]

An update on my earlier Hepatica babies: to remind you they were sown 18 May 2014, germinated 12 Feb 2015, many put up two true leaves in that first year, they had super root systems when repotted last year and most have now flowered in February and March this year, 2 years after germinating. All are blue, although the parents were cross pollinated between pink and blue (both directions) so they'll contain genes for pink as well and may throw pink offspring?

Congratulations Matt I understand the feeling. I also expect the first flowers from the 3 years old plants and it is very exciting! (even if there are hundreds in the woods nearby .
I think the flower colour is transmitted after the simple Mendelian law, so if you keep growing them from seeds some pink forms should appear. In H. americana blue is the dominant colour as well and pink forms are quite rare. I didn't cross pollinate mine, only collected seeds from deep blue/violet mother plants.

[Yann]

I'm always surprise to see how nobilis can be hardy.

i'd too much seedlings obtained from Anne's seeds, i let my daughter planted them where she desired.
The bigger plants are now those not protected, receiving winter rains and almost flooded in clay.

I planted others in a special mix, protected them with a glass, they're 3x smaller!! will post photos later.

Here's the 2016 batch

[Gabriela]

Very nice and orderly batch Yann.

Just to show one seedling  (for now) - Salvia canescens var. daghestanica - from SRCG seedex. From the few seeds only 1 has germinated.
This is my favourite Salvia, had it for few years and lost it, so I'm happy with just the one! It may be var. canescens, but anyway there is some variability.

[Leena]

I'm always surprise to see how nobilis can be hardy.

H.nobilis is superhardy here, I have just looked at it in the edge of the woods where there has been very little snow in the winter, and then the snow melted there early, and still H.nobilis has now flower buds showing even when it had been earlier at least -15C and no snow.

[Leucogenes]

Here some Seedlings from North America from the weekend ...

Liatris punctata 27.12.16
Penstemon pruinosus 11.2.17
Penstemon fruticosus var. Scouleri 11.2.17
Astragalus lutosus 27.1.17
Astragalus purshii var. Tinctus 27.1.17