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- Pull crocus out of seeds
- Semen of bred crocuses almost never
- So the crocus forms the seed
- Crocus seeds must be stratified
- Tips & Tricks
Crocuses can almost only be pulled from the seeds of wild crocuses
Pull crocus out of seeds
Crocuses are most easily planted by placing the tubers in the bed, lawn or meadow. In principle, it is also possible to grow crocuses from seeds. But that works only if it is wild crocuses.
Semen of bred crocuses almost never
In order to grow crocuses from seeds, you must buy seeds from the specialist dealer for noble varieties.Although bred crocuses also form seeds. However, this does not germinate because the tubers are pretreated.
Collecting seeds would be worthwhile, if at all, only with wild crocuses. However, these sow so easily that the harvest of the seed is superfluous.
If you want to sow other beds of your garden with wild crocuses, cut off the seed pods and scatter them on the desired planting site.
So the crocus forms the seed
The seedling of the crocus is a bit unusual. After fertilization of the spermatozoa by insects, the ovary forms underground.
He is slowly growing out of the earth. Once the seeds have matured in the fruiting body, the chambers open and scatter the seeds on the surrounding soil.
If you want the crocuses to sow themselves, do not cut off the decayed flowers. If the crocuses grow on the lawn, you must not mow until the seed pods have opened.
Crocus seeds must be stratified
The seeds of crocus can only germinate when it has passed through a cold phase. The easiest way is when the crocus sows itself.
The seeds just stay on the ground. In winter, they get enough cold to overcome the germ inhibition.
Once the soil warms, the seeds begin to germinate. However, flowers usually do not appear until next year because tuber formation is only completed after several months.
Tips & Tricks
Do you suddenly have a lot of crocuses in your garden that you have not even planted? Maybe it's the compost you bought from the urban composting plant. They often contain seeds of wild crocuses.