Prospero seed
ds429@frontier.com (Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:26:59 PDT)

Jane wrote: and how did Prospero get neutered
anyway?).

Caliban did it.

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From: Jane McGary
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎March‎ ‎27‎, ‎2015 ‎1‎:‎34‎ ‎PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society

One need not follow the precise instructions for germinating Prospero
autumnale (formerly Scilla autumnalis, and how did Prospero get neutered
anyway?). It is native to climates similar to where the inquiring
member, Travis, lives, and it is a kind of pioneer plant that appears to
self-sow freely in roadside gravel and thin grassland. The seed matures
very quickly (my plants originate from seed I collected from a colony
that had both flowers and ripe seed) and probably germinates quickly too
during the rainy season.

Had I received this seed I would have sown it now, keeping it in a cool
position and moist for a couple of months. Otherwise, Travis could store
it dry until September for sowing. An unheated greenhouse would be
suitable for germinating and growing on the seed.

The very good website David sourced is that of the Ontario Rock Garden
Society (a NARGS chapter), so the information is aimed at gardeners in a
northern, continental climate who would not be able to keep
winter-growing seedlings without heat.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

On 3/27/2015 5:49 AM, David Pilling wrote:

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