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Taking seeds / cuttings from Thalictrum

oreilly.cian.1oreilly.cian.1 Posts: 18
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Hi Everyone,

I planted a Thalictrum from seed and have enjoyed it so much this summer, that I would like to have some more for next year.

Can someone advise me on how I can either take the seeds from the plant or take cuttings etc? It doesn't look like a plant that can be split but maybe I'm wrong.

Any advice for this very amateur gardener would be great


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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    That's a very pretty one. If it produces seeds you can of course grow them. Some varieties seed themselves everywhere, like weeds, but I don't recognise yours. I don't believe they can be divided, they don't like their roots disturbed.
  • oreilly.cian.1oreilly.cian.1 Posts: 18
    Posy said:
    That's a very pretty one. If it produces seeds you can of course grow them. Some varieties seed themselves everywhere, like weeds, but I don't recognise yours. I don't believe they can be divided, they don't like their roots disturbed.
    Yes, it seems like a bit of a mutant one, as the other one I have has larger leaves, which don't look as good as these petite leaves. Any Idea how I could get the seeds from them? Do I wait for the flowers to wither and look for seeds in the heads?
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    The seed pods will form after the flowers die off. When they are brown you can collect the seed.
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