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- The seeds of the checkerboard flower
- Flowering and seedling
- Appearance of the seeds
- Harvest seeds in your own garden
- Targeted offspring
The sowing can also be left to the checkerboard flowers
The seeds of the checkerboard flower
The chess flower belongs to the genus of lily family. Their natural habitat is the wet marshes of the rivers, where the plant grew massively a hundred years ago. Due to the straightening and draining of these areas, the chess flower, which was awarded the flower of the year in 1993, has become rare and thrives in Germany only in a few, widely separated areas.
Flowering and seedling
The checkerboard flower with its strikingly patterned flowers is one of the most beautiful spring messengers. Through the early start, the not very assertive flower can develop freely and flower and seed without competition from other plants. The pollination of the flowers is done by bees and bumblebees, for which the nectar of the chess flower is a valuable first food after the winter months.
Appearance of the seeds
From the flowers develops a dreifächerige capsule fruit, which contains numerous seeds. They are blown by the wind and provide, if they fall on fertile ground, for a large spread of the checkerboard.
A special feature of the seed perfectly adapted to their natural environment is the buoyancy. In case of flooding, they are driven by the water without breaking.
Harvest seeds in your own garden
Thanks to the seeds, the chess flower planted in the garden can easily be multiplied. Do not cut off the withered flower bells, but allow them to ripen, the plant often self-dissipates itself and forms dense flower carpets over the years. Alternatively, you can cut off the fruit capsules and in this way gain seeds for propagation.
Targeted offspring
The checkerboard flower is a cold, light and dark germ. This means that the seeds require a longer period of cold for germination. You can imitate this yourself by storing the harvested seeds in the refrigerator for four to six weeks, mixed with a little sand. Never put the seeds in the freezer. Here it is much too cold and the seed would not rise.