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Tree Peony seeds?
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Posted by rredbbeard SE CT USA/zone 6 (rredbbeard@aol.com) on Sun, Sep 9, 07 at 14:10
| I have a few fat little seeds from one of my tree peonies. Are these worth stratifying/growing...are they interesting at all?
If so, any special instructions for stratifying them?
Thanks,
--Rick |
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RE: Tree Peony seeds?
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Rick,
This procedure worked for me last year:
September: collect seeds into moist peat in a baggie at room temp.
October-November: fill styro coffee cups (with most of bottoms cut out for drainage) with a moistened mix of 1;1 seed starter:perlite; put 2 or 3 seeds in each cup, cover with glad wrap, and place in basement. A root will come out horizontally from seed, then go downward.
December-January: move cups to frig. A shoot will come out horizontally from seed, then go up, with very small leaves; at this point, move pot out of frig, and grow under fluorescent light.
Supposedly, it will take these plants five years to bloom!
dave |
RE: Tree Peony seeds?
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| Dave--it sounds like the seeds don't actually have to be frozen, just some penance in the fridge? Is this as easy as it sounds?Thanks, --Rick |
RE: Tree Peony seeds?
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Rick,
tp seeds are double dormant, which means that they need to be held for a time in warm (60 deg F)moist conditions, then held for a time in cold (35 deg F) moist conditions. You used the term "frozen"; tp seeds may be killed by temperatures below 25 deg F, so don't put them in freezer. |
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