Dear Eugene: Would you please contact me on my personal e-mail? it is scamp@earthlink.net. I have something to ask you about Georgia and New Jersey. Thank you very much and of course this is something I do from time to time. I want to respond personally to something. Chris Council > [Original Message] > From: Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net> > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 2/24/2006 10:24:11 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Ranunculus asiaticus > > R. asiaticus seed definitely doesn't have to be fresh to give good > germination. I've had successful germination (about 75%) from seed that > was at least two years old, and stored at room temperature. My problem was > that the plants seemed to stop growing after they produced a few true > leaves. This may have been because they germinated in the spring, and > their growth was stopped by warm weather. Seed appears to germinate best > with warm days and cold nights, but I'm not 100% sure of that. > I don't know of any commercial source for seed or tubers of the true > species. It is occasionally offered on the North American Rock Garden > Society seed exchange, but not this year. > Incidentally, Polunin and Huxley, in Flowers of the Mediterranean, describe > the flowers as "often scarlet, but may be white, yellow, or orange." The > book has a great picture of the scarlet version on the cover. > > Eugene Zielinski > Augusta, GA > USA > > > > > Subject: [pbs] Ranunculus asiaticus > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > > > > Ranunculus asiaticus has various attractive color forms in the wild, but > > I've never seen it offered for sale. Rix's "Bulbs" describes it as > "tender, > > killed at -10 [C]," which would not strike us on the Pacific Coast as > > "tender." Does anyone know where I can get some fresh seed or rhizomes of > > this plant? > > > > Jane McGary > > Northwestern Oregon, USA > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php