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Aiko wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:38 pm Anyone with some further advice on Rauhia peruviana? I tried sowing it twice before, without any results showing for it. Now I got another small batch to try.
I can't recall what I did differently. Probably not much, but they germinated well and they should hopefully wake up again soon.

I do have another question:

When is the best time to sow Fritilaria, specifically Fritillaria meleagris, F. pudica and F. tubaeformis?

I do all my sowing without additional heat and lights, just in my greenhouse. Should I sow now (I might be late in the season already, maybe), or better wait for autumn or winter?
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Aiko wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:23 pm I do have another question:

When is the best time to sow Fritilaria, specifically Fritillaria meleagris, F. pudica and F. tubaeformis?

I do all my sowing without additional heat and lights, just in my greenhouse. Should I sow now (I might be late in the season already, maybe), or better wait for autumn or winter?
I'd sow them now in soil based compost and cover them with a thick layer of fine grit and leave them outside somewhere sheltered. They will either germinate now or sit there until next spring.
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So the same advice as you gave me for the Cyclamen? Thanks.
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Aiko wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:10 pm So the same advice as you gave me for the Cyclamen? Thanks.
Yeah - I find it's perfect for all hardy bulbs!
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How hardy would you think most of the Fritilarias are?
I only have a few species I kept indoors this winter. They are outside now, in the rain and the little frost we will be getting later in the week. I don't dare to put them outside all winter, though. I see they have just come up and are growing nicely.
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Meleagris is fully hardy for me and growing in my border and lawn outside (the ones in the border were seed raised and are currently flowering).

I don't grow the other two but pudica is reportedly hardy to USDA zone 3 and tubiformis is from the Alps so cold shouldn't be a problem! I know many grow these species in cold greenhouses or bulb frames to stop them getting too wet but that shouldn't be an issue for seeds - just once they've germinated.

This site looks useful for more expert info.
http://www.fritillaria.org.uk/fritillar ... t---z.html

And this is a nursery I've ordered lots from in the past with good results and their info about pudica,
https://www.rareplants.co.uk/product/fr ... ia-pudica/
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Thanks. As I got them from the Dutch rock garden society, one would assume they would be hardy enough to be outside year round. But I guess there might always be exceptions on the list.
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Absolutely. If you want to err on the side of caution they could go in a well ventilated cold frame for the winter.
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I just sowed them along with others I got from the rock garden society, Umbilicus rupestris, Dictyolimon macrorrhabdos, Boykinia jamesii, Arum dioscoridis and three Saxifragas, Saxifraga longifolia, Saxifraga paniculata and Saxifraga sempervivum. They should al be winter hardy.
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(tu) Good luck!
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