Snake's Head Fritillary Seeds

m13r13c13

Hi,
I have got some seeds off my Snake's Head Fritillary this year and was wondering if anyone could tell me when is the best time to sow them. I am thinking of sowing them in pots to get them started then put out when they are ready.
As they are bulbs I realise that it maybe some years before I can put them out. I just fancy starting from scratch and seeing how it goes, and if I have the patience to do it . Any advise would be great. Thanks.

P.S. I have not been getting my daily emails from the forum, has anyone else had this problem and if so what did you do to get them going again. I really miss them.

Davesnave

m13r13c13 wrote: »

Hi,
I have got some seeds off my Snake's Head Fritillary this year and was wondering if anyone could tell me when is the best time to sow them.

P.S. I have not been getting my daily emails from the forum, has anyone else had this problem and if so what did you do to get them going again. I really miss them.

The fritillary plants think that sowing them immediately is best!

To enable emails go to User CP, then Edit Options and it's all in there.

Leif

Davesnave wrote: »

The fritillary plants think that sowing them immediately is best!

True but we tend to sow later, on the grounds that we will get better germination rates.

I think it requires vernalisation, which means the seeds must be exposed to cold winter conditions before they will germinate. So be careful, storing them indoors, then sowing next year might not work. I am sure a Google will answer your question as to what is best.

Davesnave

Leif wrote: »

True but we tend to sow later, on the grounds that we will get better germination rates.

I think it requires vernalisation, which means the seeds must be exposed to cold winter conditions before they will germinate. So be careful, storing them indoors, then sowing next year might not work. I am sure a Google will answer your question as to what is best.

Sowing immediately doesn't preclude vernalisation. It may of course include mice, but the darn things come up like weeds for me.

Leif

Davesnave wrote: »

Sowing immediately doesn't preclude vernalisation.

Of course not, obviously vernalisation is nature's way of holding off germination until the spring. Some fungi do the same, in particular Morels (Morchella esculenta etc).

I think when people grow wildflower meadows, they let them do their own thing, I harvested mine (2 square metres), as it got out of control, and stupidly left the plants on some soil. Huge numbers of tiny seedlings popped up within days.