What have you wintersowed so far -part three.

Sure thing :)

Peppermint will grow from seed... but a specific cultivar is unlikely to grow "true." I try to deadhead mine to prevent self-sowing, and I just propagate it by division. I do the same with named varieties of other herbs, with the exception of basil (there are a few basils that can't be seed grown, but most are fine from saved seed as long as you don't get crossing).

I sowed commercial hybrid seeds of "Double Decker" (from Summer Hill) Echinacea this year. I've also heard that at least some seedlings from seeds saved from a Double Decker plant will bloom with those double blooms, although sometimes not until their second year of flowering.

Okay, you all have given me the urge to wintersow. Here's what I've started with :
English Lavender
Black eyed Susan
Sweet William
Hops
Purple coneflower (these seeds were hiding in a drawer...they are from 2000! I just threw them in a pot instead of the garbage. We'll see...)
Sargents crabapple (tree)

I'll keep you informed as I go...

blomma, they are from seed I collected at a Horticultural Center (with permission). They looked just like Fanfare to me. They are just an experiment, and I doubt they'll germinate, because I shared some with my mom, and those are the only seeds out of some 50 varieties she sowed that didn't come up. Can't hurt to try, though!

Thanks for the heads-up, though!

Here's my latest list. I'm planning on doing more this weekend.

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitalis purpurea 'Glittering Prizes'
Agastache aurantiaca Apricot Sprite
Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'
Bellis perennis 'Habanera Mix'
Digitalis purpurea Candy Mountain
Digitalis grandiflora Pink Champagne
Digitalis parviflora Milk Chocolate
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Denver Gold'
Aquilegia caerulea
Bellis perennis Tasso Strawberries and Cream
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow'
Aquilegia McKanna's Giant
Aquilegia Red and Yellow
Dahlia-Unwin'S Dwarf Mixed Colors
Dahlia variabilis Collarette Dandy
Dahlia variabilis Bishops Children
Alcea ficifolia Nigra
Alcea ficifolia [Double Apricot]
Eschscholzia californica Appleblossom
Eschscholzia californica Carmine King
Eschscholzia californica Mission Bells
Helianthus annuus Italian White
Helianthus annuus Pastiche
Helianthus annuus 'Moonwalker'
Phacelia viscida Tropical Surf
Phacelia dubia Lavender Lass
Borago Officinalis
Consolida ambigua mix
Consolida regalis 'Blue Cloud'
Calendula officinalis
Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina'
Malva sylvestris subsp. Mauritiana
Delphimium chinensis 'Blue Butterfly'
Penstemon eatonii
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Penstemon Barbatus 'Iron Maiden'
Papaver orientale
Papaver somniferum
Papaver orientale Brilliant
Nicotiana x sanderae Domino Mix
Nicotiana x sanderae Sensation Mix
Nicotiana x sanderae Fragrant Cloud
Nicotiana x sanderae
Eggplant Beauty Hybrid
Echinacea 'White Swan'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Mortgage Lifter'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Harlequin F1 Hybrid
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Cristal F1 Hybrid
Lycopersicum 'Wayahead'
Lycopersicum Ladybug Hybrid
Lycopersicum Super Roma VF
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium
Tithonia, Torch
Trollius europaeus

Whoa, Anita! Made me dizzy reading your list. You have been busy! Great list of plants. I particularly like your selection of penstemons and poppies.

Angie

The penstemons are new to me this year. So I'm curious to see how they do.

Anita -- I just love the Husker Red. It's a second year bloomer, but so worth the wait. I just love the foliage and lil white flowers.

I'm up to 76 containers.... i'll have to make a list of what i've sown though....

Awesome Anita!

So have you done your Dahlias this early before? I saved those back. I also pulled a few others that I thought I would save for later.

I am almost to the point of being able to sow everything else. We have been SOOOOO warm.

I am up to 85 and I have 24 containers on my counter waiting for today. Then I have finally reached the end of my pile o' jugs. LOL. From here on I will have to just sow as I get containers. I should have anything covered that NEEDS the cold.

WooHoo!
I finally got my seeds! I am getting my containers ready this morning, then I have a brief meeting at DS school. I will then hurry back and get going on seeds! I just hope I'm not to late?

critterologist? Have you ever sown mina lobata or butterfly pea? Just wondering if I need to 'scratch' the seed before I WS.

I feel like Im back in the game! Thanks for all your encouraging posts!
Helene

Here is the list of my 76 containers....

Alcaea simplex, White Bugbane
Echinacea, White Swan
Echinacea, Tennesseensis
Penstemon, Electric Blue
Ox-Eye Orange, Heliopsis
Verbena bonarensis
White Cosmos Sonata
Indian Summer BES
Centranthrus ruber
Thymus serpyllum
Echinacea, Merlot
Echinacea, Summer Sky
NY Aster; symphy.Novi-belgii
Fever Few, Tanacetum parthenium
Impatiens balsamina "Magenta"
Red Hot Poker
Scabiosa Colombaria, Butterfly Blue
Salvia Lyrata, Purple Knockout
Agastache, Golden Jubilee
Agastache, Honey Bee Blue
Agastache, Honey Bee White
Agastache, Mexicana Purple
Golden Jubilee
Coral Bells FireFly, Scarlet
Hosta, Winsome
Marshall's Delight, Bee Balm
NoID -- could be Purple Siberian Iris
Gazania, Kiss Mix
Gaillardia x Grandiflora, Monarch Mix
Gaillardia x grandiflora, Golden Goblin
"Globe Thistle"
JPW eupatorium pupureum
Mondara citriodora, Lemon Mint
Mixed Snaps
Centaurea Chocolate
Red Flax
H.H. Black Current Whirl
Mock Vervain
Gomphrena haageana, Strawberry Fields
Lobelia tupa, Cardinal Flower
Gypsophila paniculata, Babys Breath
Papaver rhoeas "Eight Wonder"
Catnip
Amaranthus gangeticus
var. fountain grass
Coral Nymph
Tunic Flower
Bravado Coneflower
Gaillardia, Burgundy
Salvia Greggii "red"
Salvia Coccinea

Black Peopny Poppy
Veronica spica 'sightseeing'
Eupatorium maculatum, Little Joe
Eupatorium rugosum, Choclate Joe
Eupatorium purpureum, JPW
Pink Milkweed
Tithonia Rotundifolia
Alyssu montanum
Large Red Salvia
Coreopsis lanceolata "Sunburst"
African Daisies
Super Blue Aster
Super Blue Aster
Allium, Purple Sensation
Allium, Purple Sensation
Salvia, Black & Blue
Slavia, Subrotundo - red
Salvai, Subrotundo - red
Salvia, Black & Blue
Yvonnes Salvia
Green Wizard, Rudbeckia
Delphinium x elatum
Agastache Rupertis, Sunset hyssop
Rose Mallow - Silver Cup
Purple Millet

Wow, you guys have been busy! I have new sprouts - this is so exciting. Two of the Rudbeckia hirta containers have now officially joined my family, along with the 3 containers of poppies. It was 27 this morning, DH had put a couple of moving blankets on the babies before I got up. That was so considerate of him.

I'm happy to report I have 2 jugs that have sprouted. I have blue flax and gypsophilia sprouting this morning. Also I discovered that the grape boxes that I sowed last week were rather dry. It has been very windy lately and I hope I didn't let them get too dry. Now I know to check them more often. Last year I left all my containers in back of the house and this year decided to move to the front for S exposure. It has made a difference for the sprouting. YYYaaayyy

Wow what you all going to do with all those plants.lol

This message was edited Mar 6, 2009 12:11 PM

OH heavens are we having a nice day... i've been out [in the mud] cleaning up debris from last year and LOTS of stuff is popping up.. problem is.. i have no idea what they are. I actually came in to take off this heavy sweatshirt and put on a Tshirt because the sun is too warm... then i remembered i have to grocery shop [oh crap]

so -- i have to skedaddle...

I hate shopping of any kind, except plants! That I can do all day long. But grocery shopping is one of those things I've got do again pretty darn soon.

Angie

Shirb, I'm sorry, have no clue about mini lobata or butterfly pea.. I'm trying some sort of sand pea or butterfly pea for the first time this year; looks to me like a seed that would appreciate a soak for a few hours anyway, just as you would any pea or bean.

Does Penstemon 'Husker's Red' come true from seed? I've got seeds from 2 different sources this year, and I'm really hoping to add this one to my garden. Love the foliage!

Angie, I'm with you 100% on the shopping thing.

yea -- same here... but the kids were complaining there wasn't much food in the house.

so -- i got enough for 2 days. with Pot Roast for tomorrow.

well,now i've decided to wash the garage floor - from winter yak... then wash the cars... THEN get back out in the dirt.

I am a lucky woman..DH does the grocery shopping and the cooking! I do the walmart shopping!

I did some asclepias incarnata seeds today.

Rudbeckia Chim Chiminee
Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy (Massive Germination!)
Rudbeckia Kelvedon Star
Rudbeckia hirta Goldilocks
Rudbeckia seeds: All Sorts Mixed (Thompson Morgan)
Ratibida columnifera Red Midget
Echinacea Pallida "Hula Dancer"
Echinacea "Paradoxa" X Echinacea "Purpurea" (My crosses)
Echinacea "Paradoxa X Echinacea Purpurea "Coconut Lime" (My crosses)
Agastache "Golden Jubilee"
Agastache aurantiaca seeds: Apricot Sprite
Agastache cana Purple Pygmy
Alcea seeds: nigra
Kniphofia Species Mixed
Various Columbine (0% Germination so far!)
Mountain Bluet (0% Germination so far!)
Dill (0% Germination so far!)
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias variegata
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias asperula
Helenium puberleum seeds: Autumn Lollipop
Helleborus niger
Gaillardia grandiflora seeds: Burgundy
Gaillardia pulchella Sundance
Geranium seeds: Splish Splash
Blue Fescue
Swiss Chard seeds : Seakale Beet : Bright Lights
Lavender stoechas
Penstemon barbatus seeds: Iron Maiden
Pennisetum Purple Majesty F1 - Ornamental
Penstemon heterophyllus seeds: True Blue
Monarda hybrida Bergamo
Oenothera odorata seeds: Apricot Delight
Oenothera : Lemon Sunset
Oenothera versicolor seeds: Sunset Boulevard
Digitalis parviflora Milk Chocolate
Digitalis seeds: Camelot Rose F1 Hybrid
Gomphrena QIS Series
Lamb's Tail Joey

Critter, check this out: http://www.perennialplant.org/ppy/ppyindexs.htm
Go to 1996 perennial plant of the year

This message was edited Mar 6, 2009 1:51 PM

I have more to add to my list of what I have WSed. Did much more on Wednesday. I do have to go and check my spelling of the names because I am quite a neophyte but learning all the time. I will post my updated list on the weekend.

Just a question - Maybe I should start another thread but thought I would throw it out here. I am in Zone 5a. How late is too late to WS my seeds?. I still have some great ones left that I wanted to start earlier and now am afraid that I have waited too long. We are having mild weather right now but our deep freeze weather is sure to return. The temps will fluctuate a lot this month and even next.

Any advice would be appreciated. Would it help if I told you what I have left to sow? I do have some seeds handy but will have to dig through my treasures to retrieve the seeds I saved on my own.

Happy Gardening
Spring is on its way!

Elaine and Otis

Just in case anybody is wondering who Otis is ..................................

Here is a picture of him with my DGS. Otis is now 15 months old and my best friend.- most days. He adores my Grandson and never wants to leave his side. He was stymied by the gate being up but still found a way to keep an eye on him.

Thanks, Kraehill. I've been thinking P. 'Husker's Red' was a "propagate vegetatively" cultivar, but a lot of folks have mentioned growing it from seed, so I thought it might come close to "true" that way also.

Oh.. Otis is a beauty!! and I think he was eyeing that bowl more than the DGS at that point anyway LOL..

What is his breed? I'm thinking Golden? We had two, but the oldest passed away last year and the younger just wouldn't come out of her depression. So we found her a home with 2 small kids and what a world of difference in her.

But I still miss them both :(

Otis is indeed a "Goldie." It is a very touching story of how he came to me but I can't get into all that here.

He is the product of eweed's generosity - to help me recuperate from back surgery. The only physiotherapy I was to do after my major surgery was to walk and we walk 3 to 5 miles some days. He is great company and a godsend.

I had a very generous sponsor from DG who was my Guardian Angel. The details of Otis finally getting to me (by plane) are heartwarming and will bring a tear to anyone's eye. The people in DG are amazing and I will always be grateful to so many that made my dream come true.

He is my "miracle dog" and I went from feeling like the unluckiest person in the world to the luckiest. He is a daily reminder of just how many wonderful people there are in the world. Too often we here only the negative. Not in this case though.

There is a reason they are called goldies. They have hearts of gold and are so loyal and ooze personality.

Now - Back to our regularly scheduled program - LOL

Any ideas about how late is too late to plant perennials and biennials?

Hugs
Elaine and Otis

Here is another but you can see that Otis is indeed eye balling Aiden's food and looking forward to clean up time.

Elaine -- i do recall stumbling upon the thread when Otis was a puppy. and i remember how he was traveling to CA... it was a great story...

but now.. i just have to ask... What plant did he 'up root' [to put it gently] ? gotta admit, i was chuckling at his story in the Dawg Howse.

regarding zones... I'm 5a too .... i just keep on sowing until i'm tired of it.
I have a lot more seeds to go.... and geeze, it's already the first week of March. I do not have any germination out of any of my containers yet... though when we may have a bit of a warm spell [50-60's] it's not long enough to get them going... and then we are back freezing again. I bet we hit 70 today... i spent the day outside and i'm beat. [and my back is killing me]

though i may WS more tomorrow... i bought one of those big rubbermaid totes i plan to fill with nursery pots.

Terese

Hi Elaine,
Great pics! I know that some people say that boys shouldn't be called "beautiful", but Aiden really is a beautiful child and Otis is beautiful, too! Happy belated b-day by the way. Sorry I didn't catch it yesterday (it was yesterday, right?)

Tonya

Tonya and Terese - Big Thanks. Yes. My birthday, "ouch" was yesterday.

I have been told that Aiden is pretty. That is okay with me. I don't get caught up in the terms. As long as someone doesn't say he is butt-ugly or something to that extent.

I will show you another picture of Aiden that was taken about 1 1/2 weeks ago while Aiden was here.

Terese. The baby that Otis ripped out was a Passion Flower. I chilled them, soaked them, put them in good starting mix and only had one germinate out of 15 seeds. I was so disappointed but had high hopes for this one little sprout. You know the rest of the story. I am never going to get suckered into buying something that say, "for experienced gardeners." What a farce. Made me feel so inadequate.

Thanks for the feedback about when to stop sowing. I bought more seeds today - I can't help it. I am a seed addict. I still haven't planted all the ones I wanted to get planted.

I am going to head upstairs to play in the dirt and do some more WSing.

Here is the pic of Aiden. I think he is pretty adorable but he is my only grandchild.

Hugs and Blessings

Elaine and Otis

What a cutie!!!

Thanks! I can't remember why his chin was dirty but oh well. He is a kid and my mother always said, "A dirty kid is a happy kid." Meaning, they were busy getting into something and having fun,

Terese - Otis came from Everson, WA but his good Samaritan was from CA. We had a handler take Otis for last minute required vet check and cross the border then on a plane from Vancouver to Toronto.

Hugs Elaine and Otis

OH Elaine... when i put "CA" i meant Canada, not California.

I just recall all the photos of ALL those puppies.

Terese - Sorry. I misunderstood. It sure was a nail-biting time though.

Hugs and Blessings

BTW - Otis says hi to Bud

Elaine and Otis

He is a doll! And I can't believe Otis is only 15 months. He looks very mature! My dog is almost 4 years old, and she still has that rascally puppy gleam in her eye.

Yes, I always sow my dahlia seeds in February. This is the first time that I started my tubers this early though. I wanted larger plants come May. I'm not so sure it was a good thing though. Time will tell.

I have some seeds of the Dahlia unwin too, but hadn't planted them out yet. I will have to get on that. :) I haven't ever had Dahlias before.

I love them. Bishop's children is a great border variety. They don't get big and work well in the middle of the bed.

Adorable baby (love those fat baby cheeks!) and a beautiful golden. We had a golden who died a few years ago, my heart was broken. Best, most affectionate dog I ever had. My favorite breed.

There's still probably time to sow most perennials in Canada. Some seeds do need several months of cold strat, but that far north there's probably a lot of cold time left. Things that don't really need cold strat can be sown anytime, all year long. And really fresh seeds often don't need their usual cold period to break dormancy. Columbine is a good example. It can take several months of cold to germinate them, but if really fresh, just falling naturally from the plant, they can germinate immediately.

And then many don't need a cold period at all, and wintersowers start them any time of year.

Karen

critter, I've had Husker's Red seed around the garden, and my seedlings look like the parent. You may see the occasional green leaved offspring, but all those I found had the dark leaves.

Thanks, Neal, that's exactly what I was hoping! *fingers crossed*

Here's a new thread --> http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/960226/

this one is getting slow for me too.