Parochetus communis and chorizema cordatum

Making another attempt at these two but I have no germination info and all searches on both are sparse. Anyone have success growing these two. Since they're both of the pea family(or oxalis family for the first,depending on what you read),should they be grown cool or on a heat mat?

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Blue shamrock oxalis and heart-leaf flame pea


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Well if it helps i know nothing on these guys... but they sound good.
Good luck

mike...lol...thanks for the help*G*

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Hi,
I've grown Parochetus communis. Once some years ago I germinated seed I collected in Malawi, Africa, it germinated under warm (room temp, not w/heating mat) temps. Nothing special was required. I currently grow plants I got from Logees, they grow well when set in the ground outdoors for the summer, and I took up some runners for winter to keep indoors. I've seen this plant survive very mild winters, but it is not reliably hardy here (in NY) so keeping plants indoors for winter is advisable.
I notice that they flower better in fall, perhaps in response to cooler weather--they do grow in the mountains in their native habitat. One thing of note is that Parochetus has little tolerance for drying out, when I have lost plants in the past, it is usually b/c they got too dry one time too often. I actually am keeping my 2 pots of plants in ziplock bags (opened after the runners were well rooted) under lights, helps me remember to check them often to see if they are drying, and also I think they appreciate the extra humidity, and they create a partial barrier to prevent spider mites from finding them easily. Spider mites do love parochetus!
The leaves and cool blue flowers are worth the effort, though.
Haven't grown Chorizema cordatum, but the genus is Australian, so I would suspect that it would do well in California or a cool greenhouse. Probably also demands a lot of sunlight. Australian legumes usually do need to have their seeds nicked for quicker germination, as many of them grow in desert areas and the seeds persist for years. Probably also requires careful watering, too much won't be good.
Hope some of this is helpful, and good luck.
Ernie

Ernie,
Thanks so much for that info. It is a great help.

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Here is a link to help you. http://earthnotes.tripod.com/seeds_p.htm
I am currently trying to grow some of these following the same instructions.

Good luck.

Thanks for the helpful hints Congminglaoshi

Are you saying i wasn't much help... heheheh

Don't answer that!

Well I guess my second language doesn't traduce well my mind... Sorry.