Lobelia 'Tupa'

I sent away for some seed last year Kathy and not one of them grew , I still have the trays in the greenhouse hoping for a miracle :o(

Thats strange Amy, I always find these germinate easily, did you surface sow them?, I store all my seeds in the fridge and know lobelia seeds do sometimes need pre- chilling so maybe thats why they germinate well, never know you could get some growth next spring after a cold snap :-)

They look healthy Kathy, I dont blame you for protecting them until Spring.
Amy, people have said that shop bought seed didnt do well this year - due to poor storage of the seed by the companies through the horrendous winter. I bought some sunflower seeds in Spring from Wilkos and only one germinated, far better results growing from your's and Kathy's seed. ;-)

I did put them in the fridge Kathy as per the instructions , If I remember rightly Kathy /Dawn It was on Ebay that I spotted the seed so you don't really know if they had been stored properly !!

If mine flower next year Amy I'll save you some seed:-), just checked my seedbox and don't have any left but did find a packet of mixed salvia seeds I think I promised you:-) I'll pop them in the post next week.
Thanks Dawn :-)

Amy I just found some lobelia tupa in my seed box, so many seeds in there I'd missed them, been searching for some blue iris seed I collected still haven't found them, know they're in there somewhere!!!!! :-)

Thats fantastic Kathy ,thank you so much I hope you've found your Iris seed ;o))

Lucky you Simbad.....I planted these a few weeks ago and i have them in the heated propogator...nothing yet...What would you suggest?...bin?...lol

Thats how I got mine going Motinot,did sow mine in spring don't know if that made any difference, I'd give them a bit longer, if nothing you could always put them in the fridge for a couple of weeks then back in the warmth, or outside for the winter, I always sow seeds like primulas etc that need a cold snap to get them going in the unheated greenhouse in autumn they usually sprout in spring, so worth a try.

Ok, thank you Simbad...I did PM you about it, but you can ignore that now....Think i'll put them outside....

Ooops sorry Motinot replied to your PM before I saw this :-))