Aciphylla & Celmisia

I have recently bought seed of some New Zealand alpines - Aciphylla & Celmisia

Has anyone ever tried these from seed?
Do they need stratification first?

 

All the following page says is to soak overnight...............

http://www.topseeds.co.nz/collections/all

 

I have had a look online.
Some websites say stratify. Others not.

Was wondering if anyone had their own experience.

 

I just posted that one as my uncle in NZ swears by them for his seed.

 

Sirius I`ve been lucky enough to see them plants in the natural habitat , what i know about the Aciphylla is that need really cold and wet to wake up the seeds , I would try with put the seeds in drain free soil and stones , wet them up and leave the seeds outside , where they can get loads of frost , both plants are coming from the south of NZ where it`s really cold and in winter rains every day

 

on side ... got to admit that many seeds that i got back from New zealand , have all germinate , but as they are super slow grower , most got eated by the slugs and killed by the uk sunshine , can belive myself , most of the fern have died and so far only got one plant left that seams ok with the cold ... I had myself seeds of Aciphylla , planted in a bag in January and they must have germinate in summer , slugs got them

 

Sal - I rarely take the mickey out of your spelling as you English is a million times better than my Italiano but slags = ladies promiscui

 

Lol , I always have problem with vowels ...... but yes the promiscuous ladies didn`t come in my garden and eated all my Aciphylla seedling

 

ps thank you for that ... time ago i wrote on a comment about the thickness of some woods for a greenhouse ......I wrote.... I got a 6" by 2" and I walk on it .......... the only problem was that I wrote an N instead on an L

not to tell more story (got loads of them

 

Right. So I sowed the seeds in a grit/peat mix.
Gave them a good watering. And put them in my garden shed.

Will update when I hopefully get some germination.

 

i was reading that can take up to 3 months to germinate

 

Hopefully something will start happening when the weather gets warmer in April

 

Checked my pots yesterday evening.

No signs of life yet.

 

Never give up. This Ferraria only took eighteen months to germinate!

 

Will keep monitoring them.