Double dormancy... warm, cold, warm, cold, then germination. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 1:28 PM, Linda Foulis <lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca> wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone provide tips on getting Streptopus amplexifolius to germinate? > It grows wild here and I've found areas with fairly large populations. I > can collect seed, and lots of it, but I've yet to be able to germinate it. > Methods I've tried are - pot in a cold frame, direct in a marked protected > spot in the garden (several spots), in the fridge and then in my plant > room. Also have tried with whole berries, and with cleaned seed. This is > over a 3 year period. > The berries do persist into fall so I've not been able to determine if > they are eaten by anything and spread that way? Do they require digestion > acids to germinate? > > Linda M Foulis > > Leslieville, Alberta, Canada > Zone 2-3 > > Trying to find the bright side of all this snow is becoming difficult. > Last year this time I was photographing beaked hazelnut flowers. Crocus > are under 2' of snow right now. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…