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Some info about Japanese anemone

15 years ago

Wanted to share some info I experienced often enough until I figured it out. I know many people love those late fall blooming beauties, collect seeds, try to winter sow. Have heard that results are not always promising.

It is not too late to go in your garden and see if you can find those fluffy heads of anemones. The only viable seeds will be tiny fat rods stuffed into white fluff. Carefully investigate if your seeds had ability to ripen enough- that white fluff has to have FAT rods/ dots/ as opposed to tiny ones which are infertile. Once you decide that amount of seeds is sufficient to try, you may winter sow them almost at any time as long as they have 2-4 weeks of cold. They might germinate at warm.

GA-3/ read more at J L Hudson, seedsman/ speeds up germination at warm.

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sandysgardens
15 years ago
Ellen - Thanks for the info on what viable Japanese anemone seed looks like.

The same thing with Ligularia seed. Most of the seed produced from ligularia's is not viable. Only the FAT swelled up sticks are viable, the thin sticks are not.
rosepedal
15 years ago
Oh thanks for the valuable info on both of them. Happy friday Barb
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loisthegardener_nc7b
15 years ago
Went out to look at the anemone cotton and I am not sure I saw anything that could be described as fat rods. After close examination, however, I did see that some of the seed heads had a bit more girth to them than others. Would viable seeds be very much bigger than infertile seeds?

Lois in PA
wendy2shoes
15 years ago
I'm fat, so I must be viable. (snicker)

Seriously..I have collected ligularia and now I wonder if the seeds are worth sending on, or if people will be disappointed. I saved the ones that stayed straight after drying, and if gently tested between my teeth, stayed firm, and almost "stone-like" much like a cosmos seed. Will they be ok?
sheltieche
Original Author
15 years ago
ligularia- seed has fat middle, shape is close to oval as oppose to stick shape which is infertile.
Anemone- seedheads are become ripe and start to fluff in a white cotton balls. On inspection those white cotton balls will contain black dots/ rods. Those dots/rods will look plump as opposed to stick like infertile ones. Once you see the difference between fertile and infertile seed you will not make that mistake again.

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