This year's seedlings -- looking grown-up

GrannyNanny · Post by **GrannyNanny** » Jul 29, 2006 8:20 pm

Here are three pics of some of this year's batch. Only one has bloomed, so I don't know what kind of flowers they'll produce. This year I'm only collecting seeds from heucheras that have the bigger flowers, and we'll see what I get from those. These, however, are going out into the garden next year -- they're in a nursery bed now. Phyllis

GrannyNanny · Post by **GrannyNanny** » Jul 29, 2006 8:23 pm

In this batch, one more seedling from this year, and two from previous years. The "Emperor's Cloak" is a green seedling from a burgundy pod parent -- it got the ruffles but not the color! Phyllis

Please ignore the grass and weeds -- it's been too hot to tidy up any gardens!!!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jul 30, 2006 3:36 pm

Very nice Phyllis! I've never actually collected seed and germinated them myself, but I do have many volunteer on their own every year, and I love all of them. It's amazing the color variations that show up!

Andi

party_music50 · Post by **party_music50** » Jul 30, 2006 10:57 pm

Nice!!!

I've always deadheaded! -- I won't completely deadhead this year, I think. lol! I've already collected seeds from a couple different heucheras and would like to experiment with starting them from seed. Just wondering if you think I'd have enough time in my zone-5 garden to sow now? or should I wait until spring to try? (I've had great success with sowing things like foxglove, hesperis, and sweet william now)

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Aug 04, 2006 8:49 am

Very nice, Phyllis. I'm going to try growing some this year, thanks to your inspiration.
Linda P

GrannyNanny · Post by **GrannyNanny** » Aug 04, 2006 10:42 pm

Party Music -- you could just sprinkle the seeds where you want them to grow, but you'll get much faster germination and bigger plants if you grow them inside under lights during the winter. Heucheras sown in January will be a nice, plant-out-able size by May. The ones in the first three pics were all sown in January of 2006 and grown in my basement under lights. Phyllis

party_music50 · Post by **party_music50** » Aug 05, 2006 12:29 am

Thanks for that info. I was thinking it would be the best thing to do (i.e., wait). it's not something I do well. lol!

Maureen_Ottawa · Post by **Maureen_Ottawa** » Aug 07, 2006 9:04 am

You've got some very pretty foliage there. Now all you need is to get good blooms. I've given up on buying foliage only heucheras as I don't have space anymore.

Good luck.