I received some Asarum canadense seed from the NARGS seedex this winter - they were mixed in with moist vermiculite and required a stratification period before germination, but kept just fine for roughly half a year before they were distributed and germinated this week following another disaster that cut power to my dedicated plant & beverage fridge. The seeds have elaiosomes like trillium etc. and so should be enclosed in drawstring bags before the capsules split so ants don't carry them all off. I purchased some inexpensively from the party favor section of the nearby evil big box store. -joe On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 11:20 AM Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote: > I have a huge patch of Asarum canadense. I think that it has never been > offered in the PBS BX so I got the idea to try that this year. I've been > reading online that seeds must be planted fresh or kept refrigerated. Does > that mean sending them through the BX would be futile? And strangely, I > can't find any information as to when the seed pods actually ripen. Does > anyone know (even approximately)? > > My Asarum canadense is not particularly noteworthy in size, shape, or > color. So I wonder if there'd be much demand for it in the BX? What do > you think? > > Dennis in Cincinnati > _______________________________________________ > 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/…