Harvest
Fall means harvest but not only of fruits and seeds. Because of lack of space for pots, unwillingly, last spring I kept some T. erectum seeds in their Ziploc storage bag. I said, I’ll see how it goes…I like to experiment and I didn’t want to lose one season. We need Trilliums for our new garden!
For weeks on end I forgot about them, but once in a while I added just a drop of water to the mix. Now it’s time to harvest :) They will be planted into pots to get established until the winter arrives. Coming spring, the first leaves will be ready to emerge.
Necessity is for sure the mother of invention. This is what I am aiming for; it seems I need to do some work on Erythronium, Sanguinaria and so on…
Wonderful, looking forward to seeing the first flowers! How long do I have to wait, 5 or 7 years?
Thanks. I hope for 4 :) In case of Trillium and others like it (with tubers, rhizomes) it is not just a matter of time/years, flowering depends on the size of tubers. The better growing conditions, the bigger they get and they flower sooner. Last year I had Arisaema triphyllum flowering in the third year (if you read on the web I was supposed to wait at least 5).
Great shot of Trillium erectum! What time of year?
Thanks; somewhere in late May this year, if I remember well.
(Nice piece of botanical history on yours, sorry I was too lazy to log in my google account).