Pacific Bx 83
hornig@usadatanet.net (Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:52:21 PST)

Susan -sow it ASAP, then let it follow a natural sequence of temperatures.
Peonies need a warm-cold-warm sequence (sometimes two of them) to
germinate; so seed sowed now and put in a sheltered outdoor environment
shouldn't be expected to come up until spring 2006 at the earliest.

You can also try simulating that temperature sequence with refrigeration
(i.e. 3 mos warm, 3 mos in fridge, 3 mos warm again) but I find it a whole
lot easier to let themselves get established on a natural schedule.

Best wishes,
Ellen

Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
Oswego NY (zone 5)
http://www.senecahill.com/

Original Message:
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From: Susan Hayek susanann@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:36:50 -0800
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific Bx 83

How does one germinate Peony seed?

SEED:

5. Paeonia potanini f. alba , gardenseeds ,
6. Paeonia delavayii , flowers darkbrown , gardenseeds,
7. Paeonia rockii , gardenseeds,
8. Paeonia rockii "Bing Shan Xue Lian " , gardenseeds ,
9. Paeonia ostii "Fen Dan Bai " , gardenseeds ,
10. Aquilegia bernardii , w.c. Corsica
11. Lilium spec. , w.c. Corsica ,maybe L. bulbiferum v. croceum,
12. Paeonia russoi v. corsica , w.c. Corsica ,
13. Iris foeditissima , gardenseed ,
14. Paeonia officinalis v. villosa , gardenseed , handpollination,
15. Paeonia russoi , w.c. Sardinia ,
16. Paeonia caucasica , gardenseeds,
17. Paeonia lactiflora v. trichocarpa , gardenseeds ,
18. Paeonia lithophila , gardenseeds ,
19. Paeonia mascula , white flowered , Sicily , gardenseeds."

Thank you Fred, Daniel, Liz and Hans !!

Best wishes,
Dell

--Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX

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