Jeffersonia and Trillium anyone?
With many thanks to the owner of the well known by now Aspen Grove Garden (Guelph, ON), who collected and successfully tried a new method for storing hydrophilic seeds, we can continue to indulge in Jeffersonia diphylla seeds.
This lovely (and rather rare in Canada) North American native species doesn’t fit the profile for mass propagation. So, here is the chance to grow it for yourself from moist kept seeds, and give it a home in your garden. True that it takes 3-4 years until reaching flowering age but what a joy to see it starting to grow and flowering every spring afterwards. I will make it a big event when my first seedlings will flower (next year I hope :)
Not too many seeds available this season; for many spring flowering species the pollination has been affected in our region by the very cold weather. Do not wait too long!
Jeffersonia diphylla fresh seeds 2019
Also, we can relax a bit about Trillium grandiflorum. I managed to collect not too many seeds and luckily now there are more.
Do not relax for too long though because, as I showed every year, most of these seeds will start to germinate (little tuber/root) somewhere in September and after that shipping is not possible anymore.
Trillium grandiflorum fresh seeds 2019; most of these seeds will start to germinate (tuber/root only) somewhere in September/early October! like shown in the picture below
Trillium grandiflorum germinated seeds after a first warm cycle; the first leaves will grow after a cold cycle (ie. winter); part of the seeds will only germinate in the second year after sowing
There is plenty to read on this website about growing Jeffersonia and Trillium from seeds, I’ll leave you to the readings :)
We’ll talk later about how to easily keep hydrophilic seeds in good condition for a few months without bothering with Ziploc bags and moist vermiculite.
PS. Caulophyllum thalictroides mix seeds also in stock!
