Erigeron from seed

[deesen]

I have seed of the following:-

aureus
compositus
ex compositus 'Rocky'
and gaudinii which I understand to be a European species.

Whats the best time of year to sow in the Northern hemisphere please, any other information appreciated?

[Peter George]

These seeds will germinate quickly in warm weather. I'd simply pot them up, give them plenty of moisture and keep them warm. In one to two weeks you should see some germination. Very easy to get going in my experience. Wait for at least 2 months before either potting them on or planting them out.

[RickR]

Dr. Deno's testing with Erigeron spp.:

Legend
70 = germinates at 70F
D- = dry stored seed
70D = germinates at 70F, requires darkness                                               70-40-70 = 3 months at 70F,then 3 months at 40F, then germinates at 70F

Species   Germination   
Erigeron alpinus   D-70
Erigeron aurantiacus   D-70   
Erigeron compositus   70   
Erigeron eatoni   D-70   
Erigeron elegantulus   70   
Erigeron flabellifolius    70D   
Erigeron flagellaris   D-70   
Erigeron flettii   70D   
Erigeron flettii   70D   
Erigeron flettii   70D   
Erigeron fremonti   D-70   
Erigeron glabellus   D-70   
Erigeron leimoerus   70-40-70   
Erigeron nanus   D-70   
Erigeron pinnatisectus   D-70   
Erigeron sp.   70   
Erigeron speciosus   D-70   
Erigeron subtrinervis   D-70   
Erigeron trifidus   D-70   
Erigeron uniflorus   D-70   
Erigeron villarsii   D-70   

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[deesen]

Many thanks for that Peter and Rick.