Tricks to germinate Alstroemeriaceae family

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:16:56 PST
If Jelitto's sowing advice is as wrong as their taxonomic names are 
outdated, I would not follow it.

Jane McGary



On 2/26/2017 9:35 AM, Pamela Harlow wrote:
> 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.
>
>




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