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Campanula Lactiflora
Last year I was given a collection of seeds that included Campanula lactiflora. I sowed them in a seed tray but nothing germinated. I've tried again this year about a month ago but again there is no sign of them. They are in my conservatory which is not heated but can be very warm if it's sunny.
Would it be better if they were somewhere colder or sown direct? (I have no success with direct sown seeds as anything that does germinate gets eaten off
). Ironically, I have a small campanula in a hanging basket which self seeds freely!
Any suggestions?
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Thanks pansyface. I'll try that with the rest of the seed but I suppose I'll have to wait 'till next year for flowers.
Mine self seed all over the place, but they seem to like limy soil best, as loads come up in the yard that is covered in limestone chippings.
Marygold, with most perennials you have to wait til the second year, a few flower in the first from an early sowing.
Don't cover the seed, light aids germination. Fresh is always best but I don't think these need a chill to germinate
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks for all the replies. Packet says sow indoors Jan to Apr, cover lightly and they will flower same year or outdoors May to Jun to flower next year. I'll split the remaining seed and have another go.
Sounds like once you have them, they're here to stay, Buttercupdays. Is your soil freedraining? Mine's clay and either wet or like rock.
Not especially, part of the yard where they are growing gets run off water over it in heavy rainfall, though I usually plant them in reasonable soil. The clay content varies in different parts of the garden, but while they don't want to be waterlogged, I think they don't mind a soil that retains some moisture, as they are large plants with a lot of stem and leaf to maintain. The seeds are small and light though and travel on the wind, so they will be vulnerable if the soil is heavy and wet, even if the developed plant is not.
Thanks Buttercupdays. I don't think my soil is suitable to direct sow them without some work on it.