Germination Reports

Here are some of my observations from this spring's sowings: All pots were placed in 15-20 C for germination. The following species were placed in stratification on Feb. 1 (4 C) then brought into heat on March 12 (6 weeks stratification time)

Allium wallichii - germ Apr 2
Androsace carnea - germ. Mar 28
Androsace hedreantha - germ Mar 29
Anemone crinita - germ. Apr. 1
Anemone magellanica - germ Apr 2
Aquilegia barnebyi - germ Mar 29
Aquilegia brevistyla - germ Mar 29
Aquilegia pyrenaica - germ Mar 29
Aquilegia skinneri - germ. Mar 29
Campanula collina - germ. Mar 12 (germinated during strat period!)
Campanula grossheimii - germ. Mar 18
Campanula kemulariae - germ Mar 18
Campanula moesiaca - germ. Mar 18
Campanula stevenii - germ Mar 30
Campanula tatrae - germ Mar 29
Cortusa mathioli - germ. Mar 18
Cotoneaster franchetii - germ April 1 (only one seed germinated)
Cremanthodium ellisi - germ. Mar 18
Cremanthodium helianthus - germ Mar 23
Gentiana bhutanica - germ. Apr 7
Gentiana dendrologii - germ Apr 9
Gentiana siphonantha - germ Apr 1
Gentiana tianshanica - germ Apr 7
Gentiana wutaiensis - germ. Mar 29
Geranium swatense - germ. Mar 18
Leontopodium ochroleucum - germ. Mar 29
Meconopsis napaulensis - germ Mar 30
Penstemon procerus - germ. Apr 10
Pulsatilla campanella - germ. Mar 31
Pulsatilla pratensis - germ. Apr 1
Silene uniflora 'Rosea' - germ Mar 30
Trifolium trichocephalum - germ. Mar 15
Trollius farreri - germ. Mar 30
Veronica schmitdiana - germ. Apr 1
Viola dissecta - germ. Apr. 1

The following species were direct sown at 15-20 C on Mar 5.

Armeria alliacea - germ. Mar 18
Armeria juniperifolia - germ. Mar 18
Armeria siberica - germ. Mar 18
Armeria welwitschii - germ Mar 13
Cicerbita alpina - germ. Apr. 10
Dianthus furcatus - germ. Mar 13
Dianthus pinifolius - germ. Mar 18
geum japonicum - germ. Mar 23
Geum magellanicum - germ. Mar 23
Papaver alpinum - germ. Mar 29
Potentilla dickinsii - germ. Mar 30
Primula chionantha - germ. Mar 30
Primula apicola - germ. Mar 28

As a further note, after a 1 week soaking of Arisaema seed, with a daily changing of the water, 4 out of 5 pots germinated with good germ. rates after 8 weeks.