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Author Topic: Townsendia jonesii v. lutea Germination  (Read 710 times)
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Peter George
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« on: June 16, 2012, 04:33:05 PM »
Any information about germination of this seed? I know most Townsendias are warm germinators, but I've heard that this one requires a bit of stratification.
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Peter George, Petersham, MA (north central MA, close to the NH/VT borders), zones 5b and 6 around the property.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2012, 09:19:20 AM »
I went ahead and laid out about 20 seeds and in two weeks 6 seedlings showed themselves. I guess that means that this is a typical Townsendia, which means warm germination.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2012, 01:51:54 PM »
Useful to know... looks like a beauty! 
http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=townsendia+jonesii+v.+lutea&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1916&bih=985&tbm=isch&tbnid=cdPUxeJom3HdDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.alplains.com/Catalog12.html&docid=YECKGPpoEAwBPM&imgurl=http://www.alplains.com/images/TownJonesLutea.JPG&w=480&h=360&ei=2fgKUOHHM8XCrQHk9LS5Cg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=189&vpy=157&dur=1722&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=183&ty=86&sig=105703094030549875649&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=197&start=0&ndsp=50&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:73

Sorry, I never thought to look at the Alplains site until just now as I was googling photos of the plant.  The directions at Alplains are for light and 6 weeks of cold, but the simpler the better! 
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2012, 03:45:53 PM »
two weeks ago I sowed my own seeds of Townsendia leptotes(beautiful pink flowers in end of march) and parryi outside and both of them have germinated.
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2012, 09:40:14 PM »
Hope you get good results with that one, Peter, I've admired it in the Alplains catalogue!
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2012, 10:25:49 PM »
My T. leptotes germinated well, but not a single germination from my sowing of T. parryi. Odd.
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 09:34:43 PM »
I re-sowed the T. parryi and still not a single germination. The T. leptotes is still coming up, with about 80% germination so far.
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