Germination
Rachel Saunders (Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:29:46 PST)

Dear Andrew
I always knew that Lapeirousia seeds needed to be aged for a year, but I did
not realise that almost all our bulb seed needed it. We harvest all our
seed of SW Cape bulbous species in the months of September - December. This
means that if you purchase them and sow them in your autumn, they are at
most a month old. And obviously this is too fresh. In nature the seeds do
lie in the heat for about 6 months before the cool weather of our autumn
sets in, and then I do think that a cold minimum temperature is important.
But obviously one needs heat first followed by cold. The reason I think
that, is we sow all our seeds in March or April, and many of them only
germinate in July when it is cold enough.
I am extremely interested in your results, and pleased that the seeds
finally germinated.

Regards
Rachel Saunders
Silverhill Seeds and Books
Tel: +27 21 762 4245
Fax: +27 21 797 6609
PO Box 53108,
Kenilworth
7745 South Africa