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Liatris Spicata
Hi all
I'm having trouble getting my liatris spicata corms to germinate . I have planted them in pots a few weeks ago and as yet none have produced any new shoots ..i may have also over watered them .
Any advice would be appreciated
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A bare rooted dried up thing out of a bag which needs to shoot?
Or have you sown seeds which need to germinate?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes the ones you get as dried roots in a bag .
I would expect to see some signs of life after a few weeks, is there nothing to see at all? You could ease it out of the pot and see if the roots have started shooting, they're more important than the top initially. Don't overwater, the plant isn't using any.
This is theoretical on my part. I don't buy dried roots in bags.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Not wanting to be picky Nut, but I think Liatris come as bulbs / tubers.
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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Hi Nigel, I planted my corms out in March straight into the ground, I live in the northwest of England in Lancashire, I planted them in a south-facing border and they took about a month to show through the soil. They survived the heavy rains we had in March which flooded our garden for 3 days, and out of the ten planted, eight have come through and they are now about 6 inches high. Never grown these before but I saw some last night on a TV programme about some designers competing to build a garden at Chelsea. I think now the soil is warming up they will sprout but If you have space I think these look superb in a big group out in a border. Good luck with them!
They do and they're usually eager to show, but be patient, and not too much water until they are skyward
Did you plant the right end up?
Wintersong I definitely planted mine the right way up - even measured the space between each bulb, do I need therapy?
They are corms actually Thanks all for the advice .. I'm sure I planted the corms the right way up ..but I will take a look to see if any roots have started to grow
Don't know it's name but I have Liatris from this picture growing well from seeds.
I've extended my clumps this year to repeat such a super cheap plant