Numerous Ratko Calo seed accesions germinated like cress in our CT "frost free" greenhouse and quite a few bloomed in subsequent years. Many young'uns were sent to the BX. Here in NC, bubkas. We can germinate them, then they die. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 5:50 PM penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote: > > > >I collected wild seeds -- alpine perennials, not bulbs -- for my little > >rock garden there and sowed them immediately in pots. Some species > >germinated immediately, and I left the seed pots outdoors under the snow > >all winter. > > To be precise, I should have written "Seeds of species which have a > demonstrated cold-dormancy requirement in order to germinate, would not > germinate until the > following spring in any case, otherwise new seedlings would be killed in > their first cold winter. " > Lots of perennial seedlings are hardy to cold, here anyway. Aquilegia, > penstemon, eriogonum, phlox, etc. > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > 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/…