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Wed, Sep 9, 09 at 16:02
| I am becoming interested in Colchicums. They look like Crocus, but they bloom in the Fall and they are a great idea to add natural color near my patio when all the other flowers are spent.
I purchased 80 seeds of Colchicum, which I should receive by the end of September 2009. When do you think I should sow them, where (indoor, in a pot outside, or in a coldframe), and when should I expect them to germinate? I hope to hear from someone experienced! This is a pic of a Colchicum
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- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Wed, Sep 9, 09 at 17:37
| need to first store seed at 70F for 3 months(consider time before & after received seed)then nick seed & sok in water for 24 hours then store at 40F for 3 months then lightly cover soil temp 65-70F & takes 30-365 days to germinate....... |
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| Wow! Those seeds just don't want to break dormancy! Why not get a few bulbs? Mine multiply, and I divide occasionally to get more colchicum. Also be aware that the plant is poisonous. |
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