? Tricyrtis hirta: Growing Guide Needed !

SvenLittkowski · Jul 22, 2010

Hi.

I got finally the seeds of the Tricyrtis hirta, but not enough instructions how to germinate and grow them. i need your assistance.

I live in Jamaica, and my apartment ranges in temperatures from 30Â°C to 35Â°C. I wouldn't mind if i could grow them indoors, but outdoors is also available to me, if I would know, how. Thanks.

Marley Farley · Jul 22, 2010

Hi Sven I have not tried them yet but I hope these bits of info & sites of help...:thumb:

These notes are a general guide, it is recommended to check specialist literature for some of the more unusual seeds in our lists. Some knowledge about growing from seed is necessary to germinate even the easiest seeds. Most seeds require humidity to germinate, even desert plants like Welwitschia mirabilis require that their growing medium remains moist until germination. Most seeds require oxygen to germinate, if buried too deep in their growing medium, or if the medium is too wet, the seeds may not get the oxygen they require.
Some seeds need to be in the light (surface sown) or in the dark (sown deep enough to receive little or no light) to germinate. A rule of thumb is to cover the seeds their own width deep in the growing medium, but some seeds prefer to be sown much deeper, and some fairly large seeds like to be surface sown (or higher).
Many seeds germinate best at certain temperatures, some will germinate at a comparatively wide range of temperatures, yet others need fluctuating temperatures.
Almost all seeds are waiting in a dormant state for some outside stimulus to break their dormancy, some just need sufficiently high ambiant humidity, others need scarification, vernalization or to be passed through the intestines of an animal.

Tricyrtis hirta seeds will usually germinate in 30-90 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic. Sow seeds about 13mm deep in a Well drained seed sowing mix at about 20Â°C.
Keep compost slighty moist.
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http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/537/

http://www.absolutewonder.com/tricyrtis.html

SvenLittkowski · Jul 23, 2010

Hey Marley,

thanks a lot for your links - they are great! They answer any question I had. Right after having read both link contents, I started to sow the seeds. Will try to grow them indoors since they are partial and full shade plants...

Marley Farley · Jul 23, 2010

Hi Sven, glad the info was helpful.. Wishing you luck with them, lt us know when they come through & how they grow am intrigued....
I am growing some Spider lilies Hymenocallis latifolia from seed I brought home from Jamaica in my greenhouse & they are 2-3 inches high now.. Will take a pic later to show you... :thumb:

SvenLittkowski · Jul 23, 2010

Also a quite interesting flower, your lily! I like anything, that's kinda unusual. I recently started with orchids, because they contain a very wide range of sizes, shapes, colors and textures, and even fragrances!

Since three weeks now, I am exchanging seeds like crazy with a lot of people of all sort of different forums! I got already some seeds from south Africa, from the USA, and from South America. I wonder, if you or anyone else here has an interest in exchanging seeds?

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Bargain Tricyrtis hirta (maybe) at Poundland

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