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> Can someone help me with germination information for Calla palustris?
> I've had NARGS 5478 seed
> in a Deno type bag for over 60 days now and they look just like the day=I
> put them in the bag.
>
> Does Calla palustris require stratification, light, gibberellins, or
> something to get it started?
>

Ray,

The only time I was successful germinating Calla palustris was when
the seed was sent to me fresh in a vial of water.
I sowed it into soggy seed mix (peat moss etc.) and into the fridge
at 4deg. C.
Three months later I removed them to outside and 25 days later had 2
seedlings ( out of 13 seeds ). A second spell in the fridge would
have seen more germination I suspect.
My previous failures were due, I'm sure, to receiving dessicated
seed.

Good luck,

Rob.

Rob.McClure
Biological Sciences
Monash University, Clayton 3168
Victoria
AUSTRALIA.
Phone:(03)9905.5625
Fax:(03)9905.5613
e-mail: Rob.McClure at sci.monash.edu.au