Polygala paucifolia

Description

 A low growing perennial plant with very unusual flowers, pink with wing-like sepals and petals joined at the tip and ended with a frilly crest. A show-stopper when it flowers in May! A special little plant for a moist/shaded spot in the rockery or for the edge of the woodland garden.

Unfortunately the seeds are very hard to catch at the right moment, hence seeds are not available every year and the price.

Germination: the seeds are equipped with elaiosomes (associated with ant dispersal) and they are difficult to collect. Polygala seeds require require a post-maturation period: keep the seeds in a dry, cool place  for a few months before sowing (first at room temp. then in the fridge if you buy very fresh seeds).
In my personal trial-outs, seeds kept in dry storage and planted in early spring have germinated slightly better than those sown in late fall but not with much difference; either methods can be tried.
Keep the seedlings in a community pot for the first season and transplant to individual pots only in the second year. Please notice  the growing conditions of this species in the wild habitat (part-shade, moist locations on slightly acidic substrates). It can be often found in plant communities with Aralia nudicaulis, Gaultheria procumbens, Trientalis borealis in deciduous or mixed forests.