It is the first time to grow this. Seeds germination the best are in dark and cool/cold for the 2 months plus "winter period" (could be ...Read Morein fridge with moist but slightly dry medium) when seeds germinated then plant them to the moist soil in light shade to grow. Seeds germinate easily.
Birmingham, AL (Zone 8a) | September 2017 | positive
The research on this species notes that cultivation from seed requires seeds being harvested from recently ripened pods. Seed allowed to ...Read Moreoverwinter on the plant will not mature in time to germinate the next season, but will be further delayed to the following year. The same research also indicates that high rates of germination (e.g. 80+%) can be obtained by subjecting seeds to moist refrigerated stratification, with most (80+%) viable seeds having germinated by 205 days.
It took about a month to finally identify this plant. I have hundreds of them growing in the woods behind my house in Franklin, NC. I'v...Read Moree been watching them spread for several years and finally I have two that are about to bloom. They are the only two that have grown stocks and are about 5' tall. They are beautiful to look at but I would not suggest planting them unless you can give them free reign to spread in the woods (surrounded in the woods by poison ivy!)
I first noted this plant years ago and also noted that it only bloomed every 6-9 years. It is on a NW facing slope and only grows in one...Read More small area apxy 15'x15' in size. I have no idea how it got started or where it is native to. If anyone has a more detailed information I sure would appreciate hearing from you.
I found this wildflower growing on a NE facing slope that had been cleared by the local power company. At over seven feet tall with shiny...Read More leaves and a thick, purple stem, it sure makes a bold statement. I don't think that it would make a good background plant unless used en masse in an informal setting, as it takes 7 years or more to bloom and then dies, which would make a formal border of it impossible to manage. Starting from seed can be tricky too.
Even with the above idiosyncrasies, I have to give it a positive rating for being such a big surprise in an otherwise ordinary woodland setting. It's pretty spectacular.
Piedmont, MO (Zone 6a) | September 2004 | positive
This is a Missouri native woodland plant. It forms large colonies by underground runners. The plants exist as basal rosettes of leaves ...Read More(up to 18 inches long) for years. Then a dramatic bloom spire appears, as tall as 8 feet, with greenish flowers. After that, the plant dies. It needs dappled shade and appreciates regular moisture.
It is the first time to grow this. Seeds germination the best are in dark and cool/cold for the 2 months plus "winter period" (could be ...Read More
The research on this species notes that cultivation from seed requires seeds being harvested from recently ripened pods. Seed allowed to ...Read More
It took about a month to finally identify this plant. I have hundreds of them growing in the woods behind my house in Franklin, NC. I'v...Read More
I first noted this plant years ago and also noted that it only bloomed every 6-9 years. It is on a NW facing slope and only grows in one...Read More
I found this wildflower growing on a NE facing slope that had been cleared by the local power company. At over seven feet tall with shiny...Read More
This is a Missouri native woodland plant. It forms large colonies by underground runners. The plants exist as basal rosettes of leaves ...Read More