The Tree Poppy, seen here flowering in the Pillar Garden. The propagation of this plant requires the burning of pine needles on top of the compost, after seed sowing! This is not some sort of voodoo hokum, but in actual fact a minor recreation of the wildfires that trigger germination of the dormant seed!
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| An early-evening view of the Pillar Garden |
4 comments:
It's beautiful, Bertie. How do you remember what plant needs what conditions to germinate.I tend to forget about ones that have double doramncy. I usually have to check them out before planting.
Janet I’m saving some seed (and pine needles!) so I looked up the sowing method. It appears that germination is far from guaranteed!
That tree peony is so beautiful!
I've been spotting these beauties all over the shop in California and Nevada. They look even more beautiful in their natural habitat.
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