What's not sprouting?

my hibiscus and trachellium seeds didn't ever sprout. Anybody else try these?

i had hardy Moy Hibiscus... no germination... and the pot that they were in, a Amaranthus was growing... i planted that today, so all the other soil is gone.

Zip on hibiscis here too!

I've got a few hibiscus out of dozens of seeds, so I'd all it very limited success.

Just put in an "order" to someone coming to a plant swap here in CT next weekend for some Shastas, since I've gotten zip from my WS seeds and I'm not holding my breath.

I've always had good luck with Shasta Daisies. No idea why I sowed more this year. I already have a bunch of plants. Guess ya just can't toss good seeds.

Oh my gosh, CrabgrassCentrl, I have Shasta daisies like crazy - they are the one thing that really, really, really germinated!!!! Wish you were closer I'd trade with ya!

One year I had only 1 Shasta Daisy germinate, and the next year I WSd the remaining seed and got several. I have no idea what happened there.

It was a supposed dud jug of Columbine I had WSn last year that waited till this year to germinate- I think there are 3 seedlings in there now. I also had a couple of Wine Cups (Callirhoe) germinate this spring from one of last years containers.

Karen is right about Columbine seed germination being dependent on the age of the seeds. They remain viable, but require more cold stratification and time to germinate as they age. Freshly harvested seeds germinate readily without cold stratification. I think thats mother nature's way of preventing the seed from germinating too late in the season when the tiny seedlings may not survive the winter.

Terese, I recall we had some of the same things that hadn't germinated, one being lavender Salvia coccinea. Did yours sprout? Mine have now germinated beautifully! They just took longer than the other Salvias.

no Neal... not yet. I'm not giving up YET.

the last of the Salvias to germinate were the hybrid X mesa purple.
I have quite a few others with no germination either.

These just showed up in the last 3 or 4 days, and its been really warm here, so yours will probably be right along. I think both our seeds came from Danita. I've never seen lavender S.coccinea before, can't even find a pic on line of them. Can't wait to see 'em!

None of my perennial Asters have germinated yet either. I think I sowed 3 or 4 types.

Checked the container of Columbine from last year that waited till this year to germinate, and there are 6 seedlings in there now! I'm still kinda amazed by that!

I didnt do Columbine this year... though i still have seeds. When i was out surveying the yard yesterday, I did notice a 'bud' on one of my Columbine that i planted in 08!! I guess I just dont have patients for plants that take SO LONG to do something .

The Asters jugs I will just stash off somewhere in hopes they will eventually germinate... the way I see it, Asters are like weeds... so i fully expect them to germinate. Just sorry I wont be able to give plants to Maxine next month... I'll just have to mail them off, or wait til next June RU [2011] to give them to her.