On 2/24/2023 4:57 PM, Jane McGary via pbs wrote: > That's really interesting, Diane. I wonder if that is why my > Alstroemeria seeds germinate best after being kept at room temperature > until fall sowing? > > Jane McGary > > On 2/24/2023 1:00 PM, Diane via pbs wrote: >> Erythronium, along with other spring blooming flowers, sheds seeds >> with undeveloped embryos. They need months of warm weather for the >> embryos to develop within the seeds. Putting them in the fridge will >> halt that development. >> >> Diane >> >> >> Jan Jeddeloh via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>> Off hand the only old bulb seed I’d be leery of offering is >>> eryththronium. In my experience they don’t seem to like storage but >>> maybe I’m not storing them correctly. If anyone has further >>> information on the subject of erythronium seed storage I’d like to >>> hear it. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum >> https://… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum > https://… Jane, I find that Alstroemeria germinates well with 6 weeks at 70 F (20 C) dark, and then transfer the ones not sprouted to the refrigerator at 40 F (4 C) till they sprout. Marc _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…