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Lobelia 'Tupa'

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By Simbad


Lobelia 'Tupa' (Lobelia tupa (Devils Tobacco))

Lost all my lobelia tupa last winter, even though they survived the previous cold winter, thank goodness I collected seed, these are this years babies, think they can stay in the greenhouse till spring were I can give them some protection just in case we get another bad winter.



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amy
Amy
 

I sent away for some seed last year Kathy and not one of them grew , I still have the trays in the greenhouse hoping for a miracle :o(

7 Oct, 2011

 

Thats strange Amy, I always find these germinate easily, did you surface sow them?, I store all my seeds in the fridge and know lobelia seeds do sometimes need pre- chilling so maybe thats why they germinate well, never know you could get some growth next spring after a cold snap :-)

8 Oct, 2011

 

They look healthy Kathy, I dont blame you for protecting them until Spring.
Amy, people have said that shop bought seed didnt do well this year - due to poor storage of the seed by the companies through the horrendous winter. I bought some sunflower seeds in Spring from Wilkos and only one germinated, far better results growing from your's and Kathy's seed. ;-)

8 Oct, 2011

amy
Amy
 

I did put them in the fridge Kathy as per the instructions , If I remember rightly Kathy /Dawn It was on Ebay that I spotted the seed so you don't really know if they had been stored properly !!

8 Oct, 2011

 

If mine flower next year Amy I'll save you some seed:-), just checked my seedbox and don't have any left but did find a packet of mixed salvia seeds I think I promised you:-) I'll pop them in the post next week.
Thanks Dawn :-)

8 Oct, 2011

 

Amy I just found some lobelia tupa in my seed box, so many seeds in there I'd missed them, been searching for some blue iris seed I collected still haven't found them, know they're in there somewhere!!!!! :-)

8 Oct, 2011

amy
Amy
 

Thats fantastic Kathy ,thank you so much I hope you've found your Iris seed ;o))

8 Oct, 2011

 

Lucky you Simbad.....I planted these a few weeks ago and i have them in the heated propogator...nothing yet...What would you suggest?...bin?...lol

8 Oct, 2011

 

Thats how I got mine going Motinot,did sow mine in spring don't know if that made any difference, I'd give them a bit longer, if nothing you could always put them in the fridge for a couple of weeks then back in the warmth, or outside for the winter, I always sow seeds like primulas etc that need a cold snap to get them going in the unheated greenhouse in autumn they usually sprout in spring, so worth a try.

9 Oct, 2011

 

Ok, thank you Simbad...I did PM you about it, but you can ignore that now....Think i'll put them outside....

11 Oct, 2011

 

Ooops sorry Motinot replied to your PM before I saw this :-))

12 Oct, 2011



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