Tricks to germinate Alstroemeriaceae family

Pamela Harlow pamela@polson.com
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:35:01 PST
Jelitto Seed offers the following sowing advice for Alstroemeria:  "For
Alstroemeria we recommend to keep [the] sowing for 3 weeks at approximately
+30 degrees C [86 degrees F], then 3 weeks at +5 degrees C [41 degrees F],
then at +21 degrees C [70 degrees F].

Jelitto does not offer any obscure species.  They offer the following: A.
aurantiaca, A. hookeri, A. psittacina, and several hybrids.  Their sowing
directions are intended for the varieties they offer, but perhaps they will
help germinate other members of the genus.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> I have grown a number of Alstroemeria species from Chile, both from my own
> seed collections and from the company Chileflora. I find that they
> germinate best when kept at room temperature until autumn (late September
> where I live) and then sown in cool, moist conditions. My seed mix is equal
> parts peat, ground pumice, and coarse sand. I keep growing them in the seed
> pot until they become dormant in summer and them move them on to individual
> larger pots, where they can grow for another year or two. They can then be
> planted in the rock garden (if hardy to 20 F/minus 6 C) or kept in large
> pots that are protected from frost in winter (for coastal species). If you
> keep them in big pots, be sure the tuberous roots do not plug the drain
> holes.
>
> Jane McGary
>
> Portland, Oregon, USA
>
>
> On 2/25/2017 10:23 PM, norton cuba melly wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Thanks for all your responses,  every bit of information  helps, I will
>> post my results further along the way.
>>
>> I offer now a new topic: How to grow plants from the Alstroemeriaceae
>> family
>>
>>
>> This species, both grow in lomas  ecosystem in the coast of Lima - Peru
>> and scattered in higher areas.
>>
>>    *   Alstroemeria lineatiflora: This plant grows under the rocks, they
>> have a dry seed coat and flower in october- november. I tried to germinate
>> the seeds by removing the seed coat and sowing them in moist premix soil.
>> But after a month I saw the seeds disintegrate, dont know if its to hot
>> (because I did it in the summer), the soil is too moist or maybe I should
>> not remove the seed coat since it removes itself anyway. I read information
>> about it, and it says they germinate after  6 - 12 weeks. The area where
>> they grow is starting to get attention of farmers that grow Pine,
>> Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Pomegranate, Cypress, Geranium,etc. (Yep right there
>> in the middle of a desertic area that gets 6 months of dry season) so maybe
>> it would be good idea to transplant some of them inside the area that is
>> sort of protected by an association that  is doing an ecotouristic circuit
>> there https://goo.gl/n2eP56/
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> pbs mailing list
> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
>



More information about the pbs mailing list