Zephyranthes Seeds

Erin Grace via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:45:35 PDT
Hi, Bob

Congratulations!

Your best bet is to sow them when as fresh as possible, using either the
flotation method or immersing the pot in an inch or so of water so that it
stays saturated. I keep the mix fairly gritty.

I did really well one year keeping the seedling pots in the greenhouse all
winter standing in saucers of water with a TINY bit of highly diluted
20-20-20 fertilizer added. It gave them a great head start.
I got the idea from a post on this forum, I'll try to hunt it up and repost
if I can find it.

I've never tried refrigerating them and knowing the plants I doubt that
would be a good idea. I have had some success with seeds overwintered in
envelopes left on my bulletin board when life got in the way. Definitely a
lower germination rate than when fresh.

Erin Grace
Thomasville, Georgia, USA


On Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 2:40 PM Robert Lauf via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> Two of my Zephyranthes have produced seeds.  Can I start them now and let
> them grow in the greenhouse over the first winter?  Store in the fridge and
> plant in spring?  Put in the fridge for a few weeks and then start in the
> greenhouse?  Plant in promix or float on water?
> Bob  Oak Ridge, TN
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