Show us your seedlings

[scarecrow]

two year old seedlings of mixed lithops

[Tig]

They are unusual Scarecrow, nice selection of colours and markings on them.

I am all of a flutter today, because I have the first signs of germination in my tray of liquorice seeds - doesn't take much to make me happy! I was banging on the french windows to show OH ;D (he knows I'm mad as a hatter and just smiled and nodded!)



x Tig

[Jasmine]

Well at least the did the right thing Tig ;D

[Ladygardener]

Scarecrow those are so very unusual, they must grow very very slowly.
Tig well done you on getting your liquorice germinating.

[Mowhay]

My wallflowers yesterday

[Ladygardener]

Excellent germination there Mowhay, you'll have a great show next year.

[Mowhay]

Yes LG trying for some early colour but was very happy with the germination, just stuck them in and forgot about them for about six days.

[Tig]

These are mecanopsis betonicifolia seedlings (sown 7/02/09) boy are they slow!



If I'm lucky I think I may get four to over-winter this year. Last year I just got one, and I'm still waiting for a flower



I think I may have germination on the hellebore front (sown 21/04/09), there are two tiny seedlings in the pot and they look very similar, needed my specs on to see them! (could be weeds of course )





x Tig

[Ladygardener]

They are slow Tig and your hellibore are small but you've gotten them to germinate which is the first step.

These are my Penstemon Blue Springs from Jasmine, they've been potted on to that blue tray
and will soon be ready for a new home.

[Ladygardener]

Tig I did'nt know where to post this but since you sowed it this year.... and I planted it in my top border beside the rosemary a few weeks ago, this is Eryngium (is it Superbum Tig?) ;D

[scarecrow]

mixed cacti seedling 6 weeks old.

[Deleted]

are they easy to grow ?

[Tig]

This is one of the liquorice seedlings ;D

[Tig]

I have tried taking seed from my Juncus Effusus Spiralis for a couple of years, sowing and getting zilch.

This year I found 'something' growing in my pot of leeks - how come nature succeeds where us mere mortals fail dismally?



But I am keeping my fingers crossed that this little green speck in the middle cell is not just ordinary grass growing in here, but what I sowed -- seeds of Stipa Gigantica!



Time will tell

x Tig

[Ladygardener]

I wonder if anyone has any more little seedlings to share.

[Jasmine]

Aug 18, 2009 12:31:10 GMT Tig said:

I have tried taking seed from my Juncus Effusus Spiralis for a couple of years, sowing and getting zilch.

This year I found 'something' growing in my pot of leeks - how come nature succeeds where us mere mortals fail dismally?




Time will tell

x Tig

Tig, I've only just seen this - thanks for bringing this thread back up LG
What did this turn out to be? Only ask as I get lots of similar looking plants pop up in pots of seedlings.

[Tig]

The seedlings are indeed Juncus Effusus Spiralis (corkscrew rush) - I have a Mummy plant and I am giving babies away, two are reserved but I have three others!

However, if you live near wetlands you may get seedlings of the more common rush which does not have the corkscrew habit. I think mine are true, they seem to want to curl already.

I will get the camera and take a photo of my alliums (fairly obvious what they are but if you are just beginning maybe not), back in a mo ....

[Jasmine]

Ahh, think mine must be Juncus Ordinarius - they certainly aren't curly ;D

[Tig]

;D

Here are my allium schubertii romping away on their own, outside with no protection



I will take another photo of the exchorda macrantha 'the bride' seedlings when they get their first proper leaves

x Tig

[Jasmine]

They fold over like edible onions ;D. Now why does the onion family do that?

[Tig]

Hmmm - no idea

Here are some of the cleome spinosa seedlings



and these were some 'mystery' seeds from RF - which I think may be hollyhocks, but would be grateful for confirmation or options



x Tig

[Rosefriend]

Aaaahhhh yes Tig...if my first thought is right you might be one of the few people in the UK who own the perennial hollyhocks....they aren't easy to find in the UK and have no English name.....

I will go outside tomorrow and see if I can see anything...I know where all three were, the question is - are they still there!!

They could of course be normal hollyhocks and if so they are the marvellous black ones that actually are yellow or pink!!

They might even be something totally different!!!!

RF

[Ladygardener]

Well that's crystal clear Rf. ;D

[Jasmine]

You've got cleome to germinate Tig

[torontotrini]

Is there a physical difference you could see to tell the difference between perennial and annual hollyhocks, RF? Hollyhocks are sold here as perennials, and they come back readily - also reseed naturally - and I'm never quite sure if it's the same root coming back or a new reseed. The ones that come up away from where I have/had the original plantings are obvious reseeds, but I'm not sure about the others. I strongly suspect that they are biennials, but as I said, they sell the plants here as perennials.

What magic potion did you use to get cleomes to germinate, tig. Did you ever try gerbra daisies from seed? I've tried everything with gerbras and have never gad a single success. And I don't even see cleom seeds here on sale; just seedlings early in the season and flowering plants later on.

[Auricula]

I've got 2 trays of seedlings and 8 cuttings and I haven't a clue what any of them are!!!!!

[Tig]

TT - post 701 on here, my secrets of success with the cleome

gardenworld.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=prop&action=display&thread=4962&page=24

I am reluctant to try gerbera, but I've found some seeds so will give them a go - they are a house/conservatory plant for the most part here - but I have stuck 'rescued' gerbera plants in the garden after June and they have done OK through the summer ...

Thanks for that RF - I feel fully reassured about what I'm growing now

;D Tig

[Rosefriend]

Mar 15, 2010 19:22:33 GMT torontotrini said:

Is there a physical difference you could see to tell the difference between perennial and annual hollyhocks, RF? Hollyhocks are sold here as perennials, and they come back readily - also reseed naturally - and I'm never quite sure if it's the same root coming back or a new reseed. The ones that come up away from where I have/had the original plantings are obvious reseeds, but I'm not sure about the others. I strongly suspect that they are biennials, but as I said, they sell the plants here as perennials.

Hollyhocks are as far as I know Bi-annuals TT, sow one year and flower the next etc. I have also had Hollyhocks that have lasted much longer and they do seed readily so may be that is the answer.

The Hollyhock perennials that I have really are perennials and are only available under the German names. There are three in the "set" which are Parkallee, Parkrondel and Parkfrieden and they are Alcea Hybrids.
Here they are on my garden thread.

gardenworld.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=memberphotos&thread=2630&post=193871

These are true perennials and come back from the root and I have noticed that they don't seem to seed well. I remember taking what I hoped would be seeds last year and sending Tig some and as usual I thought I would remember what was in the packets....I forgot, also as usual!!

I shall get in the garden and take some pics so that we can compare.

RF

[Ladygardener]

Parkfrieden is stunning, they're wonderful flowers.

[torontotrini]

Thanks RF. I'm pretty sure that the ones they sell here as "perennial" hollyhock are in fact the bi-ennial ones. They don't look much different from the usual/bi-ennial hollyhock, buthey do seem to have a bit of a rose mallow look to them though. The leaves look a bit different as well, but it may just be the pic and of course it will be quite some time still before I see anything resembling new leaves for any of my plants.