TOW difficult seed
Jane McGary (Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:07:12 PST)
Uli wrote,
The most difficult seed to germinate sofar I found Sandersonia aurantiaca. I
was told it needs stratification (cold treatment) but this only produced one
single seedling. Rachel Saunders states in the Silverhill Catalogue that
it may
take up to five years to germinate..... perhaps I was too impatient.....
Does anybody have sucess in germinating this in reasonable time?
Once I got some from a seed exchange (I think it was the AGS) and every
seed germinated in a matter of weeks. Perhaps the seed needs to be stored
dry at room temperature for a period? That certainly improves germination
on some South American seeds.
Jane McGary
NW Oregon