This plant is flowing in my peat bed right now. https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/… Last year it had 1 flower spike but this winter some fur bearing creatures made a nest on top of it and chewed it down to the crown , i thought it was gone but now there are 2 flower spikes and several rosettes/offsets. and a second one to the right. I have seen this offered as a medicinal plant. Rimmer On Jun 16, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Ellen Hornig <hornig@oswego.edu> wrote: > I'd add to that that that since it's dioecious. if you want seeds you need > to plant groupings of seedlings. The females are not particularly > attractive - it's the males that have those fun, twisted flower stalks > (explaining the common name "devil's bit"). I have only one female and > three males left, which makes me nervous - I'm definitely hoping for seed > this year. Last year was too dry, so none was set. > > Ellen > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM, aaron floden via pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> wrote: > >> Chamaelirium is easy to grow from fresh seed and matures in about 3 years. >> It rarely offsets so rhizomes are hard to divide. I assume, but have never >> tried, that cutting the terminal end off will induce growth of secondary >> buds along the rhizome. >> >> >> I would hardly say that it is rare. Like with other plants, "uncommon, but >> locally abundant" would describe it better. I see it in mesic to dry oak >> woods, on shaded roadsides, creek banks, and even relatively acidic dry >> woodland so it is habitat nonspecific. That said, it can be picky in the >> garden at times and only flowers every other year or so -- none of mine are >> flowering this year and all flowered last year. >> >> Aaron >> E Tennessee >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 16, 2014 1:55 PM, T O <enoster@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I was wondering if anyone has had any experience growing Chamaelirium >> luteum, from seed or otherwise. It is not included on the wiki, for some >> reason, although it grows from a rhizome. >> >> It is an EAm native, though reportedly rare. Horizon Herbs (Williams, OR) >> offers seed of this and I'd like to give it a try. >> >> Thanks, >> -Travis >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > -- > Ellen Hornig > 212 Grafton St > Shrewsbury MA 01545 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/