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Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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Posted by stevelau1911 6a (My Page) on Thu, Dec 15, 11 at 23:48
| I'm planning on germinating pitcher carnivorous plant seeds and I'm keeping them in the garage where temperatures ranges from 20F-40F for their cold stratification. How long do I need to keep them in there total in order for them to have full cold stratification and be able to germinate?
would it be better if I take the seed rack straight outside where temperature variations are even more extreme? Please let me know. I'm growing Sarracenia leucophylla seeds (white pitcher plant). They've been in the cold for about a week already so I guess another 2 weeks might be enough right? |
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RE: Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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| Google is your friend. http://www.carnivorousplants.org/howto/Propagation/SarraceniaSeed.php |
RE: Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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| Most places indicate 4 weeks which would mean another 2 weeks however in my experience, some seeds would have even better germination if they where stratified for a whole 2-3 months to simulate a winter. I'll just bring them in in a couple weeks and hope that they are ready to germinate. |
RE: Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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| I gave them 3 weeks of dormancy in the garage where temperatures were mostly in the 40s, fluctuating only slightly and finally brought them indoors. I now have them under a 26 watt cfl with plastic over them to increase the humidity, but I'm hoping that some of them will germinate in the next 1-2 weeks. |
RE: Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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| I finally see 2 small seedlings starting to pop out. Now I just need to try and keep the fungus gnat larvae from eating them all up because I've had problems with them in the past. |
RE: Germinating sarracenia white pitcher plant seeds
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| Do you have some coarse sand that you can sprinkle around the seedlings? That will keep the gnats away. If not, sprinkle cinnamon (the spice) around the area. Make sure the medium isn't soggy - that's where the gnats lay eggs. It's the larvae that eat your seedlings. |
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