tulip seeds and germination
Carolyn Fra (Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:55:38 PDT)

Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for this, :o)
This come just at the right time for me.
I have some nice big tulip pods nearly ready for collection.

Carolyn
(Tasmania, Australia)

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Subject: [pbs] tulip seeds and germination

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My conclusion is that for this species, and perhaps for most tulips,
it is worth sorting out the light colored, small, misshapen seeds,
and keeping the larger, darker seeds. If you want every one of them
to germinate, it's also worth sorting those with visible embryos out
from the rest, though there will be significant germination from
seeds without visible embryos, so long as the seeds are large, well
shaped, and at least somewhat brown to dark brown.

Kathleen
Pacific NW Coast, zone 8, where the next rainstorm is beginning to
arrive.