Barnardia japonica (Japanese Jacinth) [15 Seeds]

Germination Information: I recommend these seeds for experienced seed-sowers only, because they require patience while waiting for germination and then while waiting for them to reach flowering size. There isn’t a great deal of information about germinating Japanese jacinth, but I have had good results by sowing 1/4 inch deep in fall to early winter and setting the pot outside, in a spot protected from mice, to germinate when conditions were right in spring. Plant the whole pot of seedlings into a holding bed and leave them there for a couple of years before moving the bulbs to the garden while they are summer-dormant.

All that being said…I have also read that the seeds will germinate (over a period of weeks to months) if started in warm conditions. I leave it to you to decide which route you want to try, with the understanding that germination may take a year or more if you start in warm conditions and then need to leave the seeds out through a natural winter.

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