Helleborus and Paeonia seedling questions
Jadeboy48@aol.com (Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:48:53 PDT)

If you want to keep seeds humid just get a large clear plastic food bag
over the top of the pot . Maybe put a bamboo stake to prevent the bag from
hitting the seedlings. Water the pot by putting it in a container as deep
as the soil.Let dirt soak for a couple minutes then put on rack an let
drain. Don't take bag on and off. You can even tape the bag to the pot. It is
just like the conditions in a greenhouse but keep pot out of hot sun or
plants will overheat. You want bright light for good growth but not heat that
cooks everything. It can get very hot in full sun in the summer. Good luck.
You may contact me at _jadeboy48@aol.com_ (mailto:jadeboy48@aol.com) but
get some books and read what others have done . you might get some good
ideas!Russ ( I have dropped out of the message circle)

In a message dated 4/7/2013 9:34:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
arcangelow@yahoo.com writes:

Hello all. I hope these are close enough to bulbs for me to submit these
questions:

First is that I have a pot of seedlings of Helleborus vesicarius. I
planted them in Fall 2011. They all sprouted within a week of eachother in
January 2013 after a cold week with lows of 28F/-3C. I have two grown plants, and
all the literature says the first year only the cotyledons sprout. This
whole group of seedlings has also gotten their first true leaves. Has anyone
seen this before? Here is a photo:

http://flickr.com/photos/8690158@N07/…

Another related question. I have grown several Paeonia from seed. They
have all sent up a leaf very soon after their root emerges from the seed [in
the first winter I mean]. Right now I am watching a very slow germination of
a seed from Jenny Archibald's last list. Listed as "Paeonia sp. nova" from
NW Iran. As you can see from the photo, the root seems to be splitting to
allow the leaf sprout. But if the leaf doesn't emerge, how do I care for
this plant over the summer/dry season? Thanks very much and here is the
photo:

http://flickr.com/photos/8690158@N07/…

Thanks very much if anyone can help.
Arcangelo Wessells
Coastal Northern California
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