tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3049788613025443549..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Chlorophytum 'Charlotte' seedlingsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79429757081704561642011-06-24T15:26:43.555-07:002011-06-24T15:26:43.555-07:00Is it possible they were planted too deep? Some se...Is it possible they were planted too deep? Some seeds germinate when the soil is disturbed. Some poppies and henbanes need light to germinate. I have seen a carpet of opium poppies come up when a building over a hundred years old was demolished and removed.<br /><br />Chlorophytums are, clearly, weedy opportunists like the poppy and henbane but with the added benefit of vegetative spread.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27009492946024384402011-06-24T12:19:23.604-07:002011-06-24T12:19:23.604-07:00Here's my way of getting Chloro seeds to sprou...Here's my way of getting Chloro seeds to sprout:<br /><br />1. sow seeds<br />2. wait<br />3. wait some more<br />4. wait still more<br />5. lose patience and go to buy a plant instead<br />6. come home and discover the seeds have sprouted!<br /><br />Seriously, my 'Fire Flash's sprouted the same week I bought a plant!Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12312895566128070062011-06-24T10:51:53.163-07:002011-06-24T10:51:53.163-07:00Hundreds... in the yard that is. Under fruit trees...Hundreds... <i>in the yard</i> that is. Under fruit trees, along the fence, next to the lawn.<br /><br />Not hundreds in pots.Sentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44897102850352174692011-06-24T09:43:35.192-07:002011-06-24T09:43:35.192-07:00Chlorophytum 'Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte'...Chlorophytum 'Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte' has a nice look and I admire its vigor and stolon production. But I have hundreds! They are everywhere! I can suppress it, but I can't seem to eliminate it.<br /><br />That is cool about the germination, though.Sentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13180151105368185842011-06-24T04:53:40.909-07:002011-06-24T04:53:40.909-07:00Good luck - really interestingGood luck - really interestingHermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com