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Growing Checkered Lily from seed?

15 years ago

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about how hard it is to grow Checkered Lily from seed. I can't find any bulbs or plants in my area for this type. There are some seeds on eBay, but I'm not sure if the seller is going to e-mail me back and answer the questions I asked, since they don't seem very good with replying...

I tried google but didn't produce many results. Does anyone know anything about this or anywhere I could get any information about growing them from seed?

Thanks!

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morz8 - Washington Coast
15 years ago
Time consuming, these may take as long as 18 months to germinate and will germinate erratically, meaning not all seedlings will appear at the same time. Surface sow then top pot with some grit, expose the seed pot to a range of temperatures by sowing outdoors in a cold frame. You can also alternate 12 weeks of moist cold in your refrigerator with 12 weeks at room temp, recycling until germination begins. Rock Garden Society adds this note - "dry storage of seed for 6 months is fatal, grow seedlings at cool temperature, leave in pot for 2 years".

If you were looking for flowers sooner than 4 years from now, Brent and Becky's has the bulbs reasonably priced for Fall shipment (- as comparison, 3 blooming bulbs in a pot early this Spring were selling for $3.99 here when I bought two pots). I ordered a red flowering corydalis from them last Fall and was very pleased with my order - prompt, with healthy corms.

Here is a link that might be useful: fritillaria meleagris bulbs
langkai
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks a lot! I think I will go for the bulbs, haha. I thought the seeds might be pretty troublesome... And I'm kind of an amateur so... This is great!

Well, as long as they ship to Canada...
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langkai
Original Author
15 years ago
Aww, they don't ship to Canada.

Does anyone know a safe and reliable site that will ship to Canada?
cnid
15 years ago
Good sources in Canada: Try Vesey's or Botanus. Both are on-line.

Here is a link that might be useful: Botanus
langkai
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Thanks! I actually found Botanus the other day, I might try them out. :)

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