More Seed Sowing plus Aristolochia and Sonchus Germination!

I put the rest of the seeds from Rare Plants into Zip-Lock bags. It was a pretty time consuming process, taking almost an hour to sow the remaining 12 plant varieties. Here's hoping for good germination rates!

More seeds for the sowing

If the seeds I put in Zip-Lock bags a week ago are any indicator, I should have germination in about a week.

Looks like I will be getting good germination rates with these Sonchus congestus seeds

First sings of life from the seeds ordered from Brazil Plants. A single Aristolochia chamissonis seed has let out a root tip! Very exciting. Hopefully this is just the beginning for the Aristolochia seeds.

Aristolochia chamissonis sprouting

Hooray for a ton of Sonchus and Echiums soon to be added to my collection!

Agave ornithobroma, Yucca faxoniana, and Yucca thompsoniana Germination!

It seems like almost every morning I wake up I find a new species has germinated! I really need to get some pot trays so that I can divide out my seedlings. The Agave victoriae-reginae alone has around 15 seedlings, which will take up a lot of space. I'm not done until every last inch is covered in plant!

Its interesting to compare the way the Agave victoriae-reginae seedlings look versus the Agave ornithobroma. The A. ornithobroma are much skinnier, looking almost like a succulent blade of grass. While the A. victoriae-reginae are sort of bulbous towards the base. Really interesting.

Agave ornithobroma seedlings

Yucca faxoniana shows its first signs of germination. A white root, around an inch long, can be seen through the side of the cup.

The root emerges! (Yucca faxoniana)

Lastly, Yucca thompsoniana has begun to emerge. This Yucca tree produces bluish leaves, shorter than Yucca rostrata, and retains dead leaves on the trunk as it grows, making it look nice and shaggy.

Yucca thompsoniana sprout

Puya Germination

So last night I noticed that there were a bunch of little sprouts in 2 of my Puya pots! That means it took about 2 weeks for germination. Not too bad!

Puya alpestris babies

Puya ferruginea