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Hellebore from seed

19 years ago

Has anyone ever really got a hellbore seed to germiate from a pack of seed they bought off the rack in a Wallmart or bought through the mail from say Parks or Thompson & Morgan? Ben trying for years. Did the baggie with vermic, sand, coffee filters, papper towels, the warm, cold, and freeze cycles. I have some hseeds in a baggie of moist vermic thata just about two years old now. There just as shiney , plump and hard as rocks as when I put them in.

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plantlover24
19 years ago
HI, I have been successful with bought seeds. I put mine in peat pots filled with 3/4 potting mix and 1/4 vermiculite on the top. I press the seeds into the vermiculite but do not cover them. I then put the little peat pots (nice and damp) into a sealed plastic container and let it sit.

From seeds planted last winter I now have some germinating and some that are not. I tried the baggie method and it did not produce results for me but the peat pot method does.

Plantlover24
claysoil
19 years ago
plantlover, from where did you buy the seed? I have some from Thompson and Morgan undergoing its second cold period now outside. I did the baggie method the first time around. Since they were not fresh seed, I knew it would take longer.

edspegel, have you looked into buying fresh seed? Do a search for Elizabeth Town and you'll find postings here. You'll need to place an order soon to get seed this year. The germination rate is very high.

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