I was concerned that holding the seeds much longer than usual before planting might alter germination. I had to hold them four months longer due to moving to a new, different climate with greatly different temps, humidity, water and sun intensity. They’ve been under soil for a whole two weeks and these just popped up this morning. L56-1, Jim Sproul’s healthy, beautiful, saturated red single mini X MORsoucrest, Ralph Moore’s fragrant, healthy, crested Soulieana hybrid. Now, what’s up with the MANY hundreds of other seeds?
In case you hadn’t noticed, no, patience is NOT easy!
Yah, Kim. I had to study your zoomed-in photo a moment to see them. You must really have your nose in the bed twice daily! LOL.
(I’m the kinda guy who buys a lottery ticket for the thrill of the “what if” but then never bothers checking it because I know the odds, so I’m not one to comment… Pessimism keeps disappointment at bay.)
Click on the photos, they get larger! Oh, yeah, my nose is in them frequently, which is one reason I built them four feet tall, so I wouldn’t have to lean over so far to see them.
Well done Kim, any idea of ‘possible’ color ?
Thanks, David, how well done it is depends upon how many germinate and remain alive. Out of L56, more than likely red or “reddish tones”. It seems dominant for them, which is OK.
Four months is a long time to hold them, but 2 whole weeks is much faster than I might have guessed it would take. Congrats and let the speculation begin.
It was four months LONGER. I had completed harvesting them by something like August (perhaps September) and kept them refrigerated from then until nearly the end of March. Thank you!
Good luck with those Kim!
Thanks Rob. This morning provided three more, these from L56 X (Art Nouveau X April Mooncrest). I hope they keep up exponentially like this!
Hi Kim, yes red comes through pretty strongly with L56-1, but I have had colors ranging from white, pink and yellow/apricot was well, depending on the pollen parent. As you may know, ‘Thrive!’ is the pollen parent of L56-1. I have noticed that ‘Thrive!’ seedlings often have leafy tufts on the sepals, so decided to use it in some of the crested crosses this year. Best wishes with these!
Thank you, Jim. Yes sir, the red comes through not just in the blooms but foliage and wood, too. It’s a lovely parent! It germinates very well, too. Also, in its first month-plus of “beach conditions”, it’s remaining totally clean. Knock Outs in this area look like powdered donuts. I don’t blame you for using Thrive! with the crested line. Hopefully it will improve their architecture and health! Good luck! Thanks!