- Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:52 am
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The 2017 Northern Hemisphere growing season is coming soon. It's time to get this year's temperate species' seeds stratifying. Here are the species I will be stratifying and germinating in water filled test tubes.
Drosera brevifolia
Drosera capillaris “Boiling Springs Lake, NC”
Drosera filiformis “Florida Red Special” - White Flower - ICPS Seedbank
Drosera filiformis “Red, White Flower”
Drosera linearis
Drosera linearis “Lake Huron”
Drosera linearis “South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario”
Drosera rotundifolia “Oregon”
Drosera rotundifolia "Europe"
Pinguicula chilensis
Sarracenia leucophylla “HCW - Hurricane Creek AL" – ICPS Seedbank
Sarracenia rosea x ? (OP?)
Sarracenia 'Carolina Yellow Jacket' x Self? (OP?)
These guys, in their test tubes, are going into the refrigerator tomorrow. I'll be removing them from the fridge on April 30th. Last year, I gave them two months stratification. This year, I'm going with one month.
The filiformis seeds will be divided into 2 sets each, one set going into the fridge for cold stratification, the other one going into a 90 degree environment for hot stratification.
The Pinguicula chilensis seeds will be split into two groups also. After stratification, half will stay in their test tube to germinate. The other half will be sprinkled on normal media to germinate.
I believe that some of these species don't need stratification, but I believe it helps increase germination percentage. At any rate, it doesn't hurt.
I'll post follow ups, most likely.
Good growing,
Mike
Drosera brevifolia
Drosera capillaris “Boiling Springs Lake, NC”
Drosera filiformis “Florida Red Special” - White Flower - ICPS Seedbank
Drosera filiformis “Red, White Flower”
Drosera linearis
Drosera linearis “Lake Huron”
Drosera linearis “South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario”
Drosera rotundifolia “Oregon”
Drosera rotundifolia "Europe"
Pinguicula chilensis
Sarracenia leucophylla “HCW - Hurricane Creek AL" – ICPS Seedbank
Sarracenia rosea x ? (OP?)
Sarracenia 'Carolina Yellow Jacket' x Self? (OP?)
These guys, in their test tubes, are going into the refrigerator tomorrow. I'll be removing them from the fridge on April 30th. Last year, I gave them two months stratification. This year, I'm going with one month.
The filiformis seeds will be divided into 2 sets each, one set going into the fridge for cold stratification, the other one going into a 90 degree environment for hot stratification.
The Pinguicula chilensis seeds will be split into two groups also. After stratification, half will stay in their test tube to germinate. The other half will be sprinkled on normal media to germinate.
I believe that some of these species don't need stratification, but I believe it helps increase germination percentage. At any rate, it doesn't hurt.
I'll post follow ups, most likely.
Good growing,
Mike
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