Author Topic: N. Pygmaea seeds (Read 6325 times)

sushi · « **on:** May 07, 2008, 06:52:07 AM »

Anybody want to try some???? PM me your address.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2008, 10:05:13 AM »

Hey Ann! You sent some to me last year and I was able to kill them all. They sprouted then wilted (turned black) :'( But I gave it a try and it was interesting. You gave me excellent directions but I flubbed up somewhere. That's my stint with seeds.

Thanks!

Vickie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2008, 11:15:12 AM »

Sushi which pygmaea lily is the seeds from?

sushi · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2008, 11:28:26 AM »

Joyce sent me seeds a few years ago and I grew about 20 plants. I traded some and gave some to girlfriends. Last fall I harvested some seeds, stored them in the refrigerator over the winter and planted what i want for this year. I have some extra if anyone wants them. They have a tiny white flower.
http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies_images/barre/pygmaea.html

Joyce · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2008, 12:23:21 PM »

Reseeds all over the bottom of the pond and into other pots...

sushi · « **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2008, 02:16:18 PM »

Nice pics

Susan329 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 07, 2008, 03:45:38 PM »

If you still have any I would love some. I got some from Joyce a couple of years ago but we had a horrible hail storm & killed my plant. I guess my plant was too small to handle the hail (not to mention my roof).

tinkster · « **Reply #7 on:** May 07, 2008, 05:51:39 PM »

If you have some I would still ove some.. can send paypal for the postage and trouble..

tinkster

Vickie · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:38:39 PM »

I sent you a PM. I am so excited

Vickie · « **Reply #9 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:39:52 PM »

Joyce are they hardy?

Double S · « **Reply #10 on:** May 07, 2008, 07:01:25 PM »

I do horrible with seeds. But if you ever get starts to trade....let me know!!!

caperose · « **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2008, 07:26:53 PM »

I would love to try some if you have any left. Will send paypal if the answer is yes!
Audrey

matherfish · « **Reply #12 on:** May 07, 2008, 08:01:01 PM »

If you have any seeds left, I would like to try them. Would you be interested in trading for lotus seeds? LMK
Thanks,
Frank

sushi · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2008, 02:31:04 AM »

The seeds are all spoken for. Whoever posted and didn't PM me your address I will mail monday if you send me your address. I planted quite a few and hope to have plants mid summer. I'll post again if they grow. Joyce, can you please remind me how you planted them. I can't remember if I use osmacote or not. Half I did, half I didn't. Thanks, Ann

Annette, I worry I told you the wrong directions. Do you want more?

Vickie, they are hardy and are right up there with my best bloomers. I keep them under about 4 inches of water and sink down for the winter.

lindaky · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2008, 03:56:25 AM »

Hi Sushi! Hope your having a nice spring.

Joyce · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:12:27 AM »

Sushi, GREAT photo!

Most of mine planted themselves, cuz so many pods popped open before I had a chance to harvest the seeds.
Wherever they landed, they sprouted, often coming up between the gravel of other potted plants, but often right in the little bit of muck at the bottom of the pondsai.
I scooped the 'homeless' seedlings up (like the one in the photo) and weighed each one down onto the surface of a pot of soil with one piece of gravel, then they rooted themselves in.

These things are like dandelions...floating off to wherever they land and sprouting....very prolific.

The harvested seed I dropped onto the top of a pot of soil prepared with my traditional compost and Osmocote Recipe.
Then I put a very thin coating of pea gravel over the seeds, exactly one gravel thickness deep.
This holds the seeds in place while they sprout. They come up around the gravel.
You must VERY gently sink the pot into the water.

OH...and they will bloom the first year if you start them early.

sushi · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2008, 08:16:32 AM »

Thanks Joyce

I'm having a great spring Linda and hope you are too

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2008, 09:06:08 AM »

Thanks for the kind offer Ann but I think I will have to pass this time around. Not your fault. Never was good at seeds unless they fall off the plant themselves and they do their own thing to grow up

I need to learn not to fuss.

That is a beautiful lily Joyce photographed.

tinkster · « **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2008, 11:42:50 AM »

I cant wait to try it.. kind of hard to tell what is a good size pot for them??? and are the leaves small like the flower is??

tinkster

El Jefe · « **Reply #19 on:** May 08, 2008, 12:57:56 PM »

At the risk of getting my butt kicked..... I will gladly pay for postage if there are any left to share!
Andy

sushi · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:14:07 PM »

When i started my originals I planted them in ziploc containers the rectangular qt size and spaced 5 seeds out. Instead of topping with gravel, I used a thin layer of sand. When I could see roots in the container, they each got there own pot (ziploc) and I scattered them around a shallow area near the top of my falls and it looked cool. I tried a few in containers and they didn't do well and I don't know why. Joyces do awesome in a container. Mine were in full sun, I don't know if that was the problem.

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:10:20 PM »

Karen sent me some that were sprouted last year but none of them survived. I'm not good with seeds nor seedlings either :'(

Vickie · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2008, 04:53:38 PM »

Come on guys, if you don't ever try to do seeds you will never learn. It only takes patience to do seeds. And some of these waterlilies like the Australian ones might be the only way to ever get your hands on one. I started in 2005 with minuta seeds. They were my first try, and they sprouted and I was able to get them to grow and bloom. There is no way I could have got this lily without trying to grow it from seeds. Next was N. immutabilis seeds that was generously given me by Craig. I managed to grow them and even though I lost a bunch of them, I still was able to raise two of them and have them bloom. Then to loose them at the end of the year because they did not tuber for me. But I will never give up, I am too stubborn. This is my passion, and I will do it until I am too old to keep it going. Right now I am growing Blue Capensis from seeds I got from South Africa. I cannot wait to see that species bloom.

sushi · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2008, 03:45:03 AM »

Vickie is right....ya have to try

Just a tip...for anyone I sent seeds to, give it a few weeks. Mine didn't sprout for about 2 weeks then they took off. So don't give up on them.

Vickie...is that N. immutabilis in your avatar. I am in love with that lily. Congrats on growing it from seed. It's probably one of my favorites

The seeds were all sent yesterday so keep an eye out

Vickie · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:28:14 AM »

Yes Sushi that is N. immutabilis. I am going to try and grow more N. immutabilis seeds this year. But so far this year is a terrible spring. We have cool rainy weather and tornadoes everywhere.

Joyce · « **Reply #25 on:** May 13, 2008, 01:09:49 PM »

Like Vicki and Sushi said, and like I said...these things plant themselves.
Did you read where I said they are like dandelions???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How much easier can it get?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can plant 'em all in one pot, and after a year, separate them out.

And I'd like to make a bet that most of your seedlings died after the first time you fertilized.
Not much can kill these lilies as long as you leave 'em alone and don't tinker!!! (IE: add fertilizer too soon!)

I used to say I was no good at lotus...the lotus killer queen.
But I kept on trying....and the less I tinkered...the more they grew.

Vickie · « **Reply #26 on:** May 14, 2008, 06:44:46 AM »

Joyce, so it takes a year to really grow and bloom on this lily too? On the N. immutabilis seedlings I lost, I think I lost them because I was going to go to Memphis to see Marie and I put them in a tub with a window over it and a aquarium heater. I did it just in case it got too cold at night. I think they got too hot. Oh well live and learn.

Joyce · « **Reply #27 on:** May 14, 2008, 09:19:33 AM »

No, my seedlings bloomed the first year.

I was quite selfish and waited for Marilyns seedling to bloom before I sent it to her.
But I had to prove to myself they would bloom first season, see it with my own eyes.

Remember, they start growing and sprouting in very cold water...
they get a head start on most hardy lilies.
Mine was blooming by mid August.
Maybe Marilyn will see this and remember exactly when I sent it to her.

Missa · « **Reply #28 on:** May 14, 2008, 12:49:16 PM »

Thanks, got mine today.

Do I start these in a bowl with dirt & water? How much water & dirt?

Thanks

tinkster · « **Reply #29 on:** May 16, 2008, 07:58:31 PM »

Woohooo.. thaniks I got mine! I cant wait to get them started.. again thanks for your kindness!

tinkster