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- The reproduction of the imperial crown in the garden
- The reproduction of the imperial crown: onions or seeds
- The cultivation of the seeds in the pot
- Increase the imperial crown by transplanting the bulbs
- Tips & Tricks
Make one out of many: The imperial crown is multiplied by seeds or onions
The reproduction of the imperial crown in the garden
Although the imperial crown (Fritillaria imperialis) looks impressive even as a single specimen, the flowerbed is only truly stained by a group of several plants.You can not only buy the required plant material from specialist retailers, but also from your own propagation efforts.
Early article The imperial crown in the garden does not bloom: reasons and countermeasuresThe reproduction of the imperial crown: onions or seeds
As a rule, imperial crowns are planted in the garden by the onions available through the specialized trade in many different subspecies, as these lead faster than seeds to a first, successful flowering period. If the imperial crowns are successfully established at one location, then the easy-care and hardy plants spread by self-sowing without much effort. If you wish a self-sowing of the imperial crown, you must not cut off the withered inflorescences before seed maturity.
The cultivation of the seeds in the pot
If you want to grow the imperial crowns in the pot from seeds or breed certain varieties separately, then you can harvest the seeds by hand and bring them to a controlled sowing. However, it takes with the cultivation of the Kaiserkronen from seeds depending on the variety sometimes between three and six years, until the first inflorescences form. When breeding from seeds, it is important to note:
Increase the imperial crown by transplanting the bulbs
Even below the surface of the earth, the imperial crown, by its very nature, by itself provides for a numerical increase by forming so-called brood or daughter onions around the main onions. These can be carefully excavated during the main planting season from July to September and replanted at a new location about 20 to 30 centimeters deep. If there are several specimens in the garden, you should only use this propagation method in an annual change, because the transplanted specimens may not bloom again in the following year.
Tips & Tricks
Since most sub-species of the imperial crown are relatively self-sterile, you should plant different species next to each other if you intend to propagate over the seeds formed.