On 19-Jan-12, at 9:06 PM, penstemon wrote:

> If it’s true that astragalus seeds emit allelopathic chemicals to  
> inhibit germination of other seeds of their own species, this has  
> got to be the dumbest survival strategy in the plant kingdom. What  
> if the seedling that germinates first poisons all the rest of the  
> seed and then dies?



In the wild they would be scattered more, not all next to each other  
as they are in a pot.
>

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate
moderate dry summers, moderate rainy winters
68 cm rain (27 in)



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