Like I said, for some reason the species is surprisingly reluctant to self sow. I have two small groups of B. striata that came out the thousands of seeds I have tossed here and there--that is two plants from seed. If I do this with most any of the North American species I usually have pretty fair results. Who knows? Jim Hatchett Eagle Idaho Zone 5
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:54 AM To: Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors. Subject: [Alpine-l] Was: Orchids in winter - Now Bletilla striata Dear Friends, This Chinese terrestrial orchid , Bletilla striata, has become a fairly common garden item through USDA Zone 5. Here it has multiplied some years, waned others. I have seen it as a road side weed in Central Sichuan in profuse "weediness". I have never had a seedling and my feeble attempts to grow seeds have all failed. Does anyone have success with this self sowing around purposeful seeding production? Appreciate any experiences and advice. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
