Cold Stratified vs Non Stratified Coneflower Seeds: RESULTS VIDEO!
This video is a follow up to a video I did about planting coneflower from seeds using both a cold-stratified batch of seeds, and a non-stratified batch of seeds. This is the link to that original video: • Growing Purple Coneflo...
Do coneflower seeds actually need a cold-stratification period to successfully germinate? After 20 days, the results are in - and they may surprise you!
At the beginning of February I took a packet of coneflower seeds and split it in half. The first half of the seeds I placed in a wet coffee filter, then into a plastic bag that went into the fridge for 12 days. The second half of the seeds were planted directly into the soil without any cold stratification period.
Now that both batches of seeds have had the opportunity to germinate, we can compare each batch side by side to see which method offered better results. Watch the video for the final reveal!
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Starting Coneflower From Seed
01:16 Expirament Conditions
01:54 Unstratified Batch Results
03:24 Cold Stratified Batch Results
04:58 Overall Results
08:25 Grow Native Plants!
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Excellent video! I have been waiting for this update. What it seems to come down to is how early in the season someone decided to plant them. Great work 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! This was a fun one to do. Now I want to try it on some of my other native varieties. There’s nothing more fulfilling than starting these from seed ☺️ thanks for watching!
I needed this video! I have been holding off on planting my Cone Flower Seeds for weeks. Thanks for doing this experiment. I hope you do more!
@BrightLaneGardens
Ай бұрын
Many more coming up! We run a native plant nursery as well so video production slows down a bit in spring/early summer, but we're just about finished at the nursery so I have quite a few videos planned in the next few months. Thank you for watcing!
Just found you and subscribed 😊 thanks so much for sharing. Your video was so clear and interesting to follow. I look foward to checking out your other videos too
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and subscribing! Appreciate your kind words!
Great information! Thanks for sharing it.
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!!
Thanks for sharing the results🎉
@BrightLaneGardens
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! It was a fun experiment!
Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 appreciate you sharing your wisdom 😃 I subscribed to your channel 🥇
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for subscribing!! Appreciate your kind words :)
@Godisincontrol325
4 ай бұрын
@@BrightLaneGardens you're welcome 😁 yes most definitely trying to spread joy in moments given 🙏 Please enjoy your weekend..
Just curious if bee balm has the same results? Nice video, thank you!!
@BrightLaneGardens
2 ай бұрын
I always cold stratify my bee balm! My very first year I just planted it without a cold strat period - they germinated just fine but didn't survive more than a few weeks. I should try it again now that I'm more experienced with seed starting, but I've just had great success with cold stratifying my bee balm/bergamot!
Could it have been a better results simply to soak the seeds before planting and not needing the days in the fridge? Could add another test perhaps.
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Yep so this is a good point - often soaking the seeds can help bring them out of dormancy as well. There are many native seeds that DO require the cold strat period, and Coneflower is one of those ones that people swear on one side or the other. Obviously since my non stratified seeds did germinate without soaking, they would germinate just as well if not better with a good soak. I'm cautious on soaking as I've dealt with some rot in the past, but soaking in the fridge helps prevent this as well. Some seeds can also be germinated with boiled water + overnight soak before planting. For my next experiment I'll do a soak first and see if that offers the same results that my cold strat did!
@stephanievanorden1765
4 ай бұрын
Great point, thank you!
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@BrightLaneGardens
Ай бұрын
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I just bought some coneflower seeds (June). I live in zone 8. Is it too late to germinate them? Should I wait until next year?
@BrightLaneGardens
Ай бұрын
My coneflower germinated quickly and grew rather quickly once the warm weather hit! Many people choose to plant native plant plugs in the fall so they don’t have to go through the hot summer weather. I’d say you have time and it’s worth a shot!
Do the coneflowers bloom the first year?
@BrightLaneGardens
16 күн бұрын
When I start very early in the year (Jan/Feb) I typically will get a bloom or two in my first year. If I sow seeds in the spring, I usually won't get a bloom until year 2.
The seeds should have all been planted at the same time as well. Refrigerating the seeds for the test should have happened before planting any of the test seeds.
@BrightLaneGardens
13 күн бұрын
Will give that a try next time
It's a cone flower...who cares
@BrightLaneGardens
4 ай бұрын
Lots of people! Thanks for watching ☺️
@WhenLoveisProjected
3 ай бұрын
perhaps look into the medicinal benefits