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BloomingLate Fouke, AR Jun 22, 2010

Help, I'm new to gardening and would like to start trying to propogate some of my favorite plants. Namely my crocosmia 'lucifer'. How do I remove the seeds properly? Is there anything special I should know, do, or add?

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Jun 22, 2010

Hi, BloomingLate, sorry I don't know the answer, but if nobody shows up here to help you, try posting this in the propagation forum:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/propagation/all/

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angedawn47 Lake Charles, LA Jun 23, 2010

I was thinking the Crocosmia made bulbs or tubers. They might also make seeds.

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grannymarsh Marquette, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 23, 2010

Crocosmia will work their own magic underground. I think they're called corms. Mine have more than tripled in number in about 3 years. If one doesn't dead head or cut the blooms, they will also set seeds.

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lorilovesplants Albany, MO Aug 15, 2010

according to the propagation of this plant from daves garden you can divide the croms and also you can collect the seeds they produce

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 15, 2010

If you divide the corms, the plants you get will all be the same as your original 'Lucifer'. If you get seeds and grow from those instead, some of the babies may look like Lucifer but it's not guaranteed. So if you love the exact look of Lucifer, dividing is probably a better method.

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