Nomocharis
David Pilling (Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:10:02 PDT)

Hi,

On 30/07/2017 04:38, Diane Whitehead wrote:

I have tried for decades to grow nomocharis from seed, as bulbs have never been offered for sale
here, and, though they do germinate, that's as far as it goes.
I would really appreciate some instructions.

I used to beg on the SRGC forum for the secret. I could never get a
clear answer.

I have grown Nomocharis from seed to flower, twice. The plants did not
survive to flower again or set seed.

I sowed a lot of seed. Most of it met with disaster. One has to keep
searching online, people often only sell seed for one year. A tip is to
apply for surplus seed in the seed ex - often you won't get much seed as
first choice, but will get plenty as surplus.

The two pieces of typically vague horticultural advice I did find
"shade" and "peat", I believe hindered me. Here in the North of England
it is always shady, and peat becomes a rotting mess when over-watered.
If I set off again I would treat them as lilies.

The wiki page:

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

shows my plants and various bit of information. Seemingly it took four
years from seed to flower.

They are wonderful flowers, and given the chance I would clothe the
countryside in a million of them.

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David Pilling
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