I got a VERY nice envelope in the mail today just packed with seeds! :) Some are perennials which I know are probably too late to plant. Could these still be planted if I let them set in the fridge? One pack of Hollyhock seeds are from 2006 and I hope they're still viable.

Here are the perennials that I got today:

Liatris "Gayfeather"
Joe Pye Weed
Swamp Milkweed
Maximillian Sunflowers
Hollyhocks (LOTS)
Boneset
Wild Blue Lupine
Geum Prairie Smoke
Daylily Mix
Gaillardia (burgundy)
Columbine
Monarda (Dotted Mint)
Ladybird Poppies (don't know if these are annuals or perennials)

Gotta get planting!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

liatris gayfeather
joe pye weed
swamp milkweed
boneset
wild blue lupine
geum prairie smoke
Maximillian sunflower

You could try a few of the seeds and see how they do, but usually the cold strat is what they need.

These are fine to sow now.
hollyhocks
daylily mix
monarda

Columbine I've WS in Jan and February and they germinated fine. They also germinated fine when I sowed them in April, May, June, Sept and those came up the following spring.
They can be very slow germinators too, so don't give up if you don't see any sprouts before June. Just put the containers aside, keep them in partial shade and watered well during the summer, they will be fine. Oh, yeah, don't be surprised if some of the containers don't sprout at all this year. Put those aside as well. Leave them out again all winter and presto, up they come next year. I've had 12 containers of various types of columbines do that to me over the past 8 years. Just love those surprises.

Ladybird poppies are an annual and they are fine now.

Fran

I have trouble remembering which seeds need cold stratification. I knew for sure the Swamp Milkweed does, but I wasn't sure about the rest. I WS'd Columbine for the first time and all the ones I planted sprouted :). Of course, I did sow them back in December. I heard they can take a while to sprout so I won't give up on them if I plant them now. Some of these I *might* be trading away but it's nice to have the info about the cold strat!

Thank you again!

Brad AKA Moonwolf