❤ Collomia grandiflora. I had 1 come up from a wildflower seed mix packet, in the January after I seeded it in the fall. That one individual reseeded quite a bit. Last fall a bunch germinated and all the baby sprouts have been surviving the winter, which got insanely cold this year (for us, it was in the teens for a couple of days). I found collecting the seeds really challenging because the seed heads are very sticky. The best seeds will be around the outside as those are more likely to be out-crossed. The seeds on the top are selfed because the species is cleistogamous I guess? Mostly visited by bumblebees in my urban yard, not a lot else though their stems are pithy so I wouldn't be surprised if the small carpenter bees used them to overwinter.
Great to see that native plants finally getting some love in the zeitgeist. I am converting my yard to natives and one problem I am having is getting a male/ female set of diecious shrubs. Having to plant multiples of bushes that can get quite big then waiting till they mature, then hoping there is at least one male and one female in the mix, then having to remove the others because the space is not large enough is a big waste of time, money, and energy. I think there is a niche for selling sets. For example, Logee's sells a 4 inch pot set of winterberry for $ 35. It would seem a small nursery could have a niche selling a wider selection of rooted cuttings.
❤ Collomia grandiflora. I had 1 come up from a wildflower seed mix packet, in the January after I seeded it in the fall. That one individual reseeded quite a bit. Last fall a bunch germinated and all the baby sprouts have been surviving the winter, which got insanely cold this year (for us, it was in the teens for a couple of days). I found collecting the seeds really challenging because the seed heads are very sticky. The best seeds will be around the outside as those are more likely to be out-crossed. The seeds on the top are selfed because the species is cleistogamous I guess? Mostly visited by bumblebees in my urban yard, not a lot else though their stems are pithy so I wouldn't be surprised if the small carpenter bees used them to overwinter.
Always love to see updates! Very exciting, I hope to get into taking some cuttings of stuff Im growing soon
Great to see that native plants finally getting some love in the zeitgeist. I am converting my yard to natives and one problem I am having is getting a male/ female set of diecious shrubs. Having to plant multiples of bushes that can get quite big then waiting till they mature, then hoping there is at least one male and one female in the mix, then having to remove the others because the space is not large enough is a big waste of time, money, and energy. I think there is a niche for selling sets. For example, Logee's sells a 4 inch pot set of winterberry for $ 35. It would seem a small nursery could have a niche selling a wider selection of rooted cuttings.