Calochortus

Lyndon Penner lyndonpenner@gmail.com
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:45:11 PST
What I've done with the Calochortus in the past is to sow the seeds in
summer (as soon as they are ripe, basically) in both containers and in
places where I want them to grow, but nothing has ever come up. I've tried
covering the seed and sowing them on the surface. Nothing. Zip. They do not
ever emerge. I've kept seed flats as long as three years and those seeds do
not want to germinate. The seed flats stay outside for winter. Most of the
native plants I have sown with them have germinated with no trouble.
Shooting stars, penstemons, clematis, liatris, etc. have all appeared
without issue.

I am thinking about hiring a psychic or medium to ask these seeds what it
is they want! (*Just kidding.) They also chose as a species to stay mostly
in the southwestern corner of the Alberta; it's not like they flourished
right across the whole province, which tells me they probably need
something specific that they can't get just everywhere.

Kind of thrilling to get a response from Robert Nold; I have both his
penstemon book and colombine book and they are both much used references.

-Lyndon
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