Germinating Arum

Rodger Whitlock totototo@telus.net
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:31:32 PDT
On 14 Aug 2013, at 19:24, J.E. Shields wrote:

> I need advice on how to germinate seeds of Arum sp. from Eastern Europe.
> 
> I have been soaking them in several changes of water since receiving them a week
> or two ago.  None have germinated so far, at least as far as I can tell by
> looking.
> 
> Do they need stratification to induce germination?

The soaking was a good idea, but now they need to be sown in 
pots and put outside in a cold frame until they germinate next 
spring.

A general rule, with a great many exceptions, is that seeds 
germinate around the same time mature plants of the same 
species leaf out in spring (or fall or whenever).


-- 
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate



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