Thank you Mark, Hopefully this means success in the cold frame this spring, if spring ever gets here that is. Linda M Foulis Leslieville, Alberta > On Apr 1, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Mark Mazer <markemazer@gmail.com> wrote: > > Double dormancy... warm, cold, warm, cold, then germination. > > Mark Mazer > Hertford, NC > > On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 1:28 PM, Linda Foulis <lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> Can anyone provide tips on getting Streptopus amplexifolius to germinate? >> It grows wild here and I've found areas with fairly large populations. I >> can collect seed, and lots of it, but I've yet to be able to germinate it. >> Methods I've tried are - pot in a cold frame, direct in a marked protected >> spot in the garden (several spots), in the fridge and then in my plant >> room. Also have tried with whole berries, and with cleaned seed. This is >> over a 3 year period. >> The berries do persist into fall so I've not been able to determine if >> they are eaten by anything and spread that way? Do they require digestion >> acids to germinate? >> >> Linda M Foulis >> >> Leslieville, Alberta, Canada >> Zone 2-3 >> >> Trying to find the bright side of all this snow is becoming difficult. >> Last year this time I was photographing beaked hazelnut flowers. Crocus >> are under 2' of snow right now. >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…