Colchicum germination

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:35:19 PST
Diane wrote,
>I have just read your comment again and understand it differently the
>second time.
>I assumed you meant that when seeds of a certain Colchicum species
>germinate, they all do.
>But now, I think you meant:  as a result of some unknown environmental
>trigger, many different Colchicum species germinate, no matter how
>many years they've been buried in their seedpots.

Yes, that is what I meant. I sometimes see COlchicum species planted in 
three or four consecutive years producing a few seedlings within the space 
of a week or two in the same year.

Jane McGary


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