[pbs] Calochortus seeds
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 31 21:00:41 EST 2004
Diane Whitehead asked,
>I've just sown seven packets of Calochortus seed from the NARGS 2nd round.
>
>Most seeds were brown, but two (C. splendens and C. longebarbatus) were
>almost white, and I have noticed this before with some calochortus. The
>white ones germinate, so I don't think they are immature. Does one of the
>sections typically have light-coloured seeds?
Yes. In fact, I think the majority of them have white seeds that are
"flattened" in shape, and these seem to germinate more immediately than the
species that have dark angular seeds.
I was so used to the pale, flattened seeds that when I got seeds of the
other type for the first time, I was suspicious of them!
Jane McGary
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