Per Tom Clothier's database: "*Alstroemeria aurantiaca, hookerii, ligtu, and pulchella *, Sow at Max. 5ºC (41ºF), germ. irregular, often several mos. Worked for me back when in CT. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC USDA 8A ish On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > If Jelitto's sowing advice is as wrong as their taxonomic names are > outdated, I would not follow it. > > Jane McGary > > > > On 2/26/2017 9:35 AM, Pamela Harlow wrote: > >> Jelitto Seed offers the following sowing advice for Alstroemeria: "For >> Alstroemeria we recommend to keep [the] sowing for 3 weeks at >> approximately >> +30 degrees C [86 degrees F], then 3 weeks at +5 degrees C [41 degrees F], >> then at +21 degrees C [70 degrees F]. >> >> Jelitto does not offer any obscure species. They offer the following: A. >> aurantiaca, A. hookeri, A. psittacina, and several hybrids. Their sowing >> directions are intended for the varieties they offer, but perhaps they >> will >> help germinate other members of the genus. >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/