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Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) | Fresh Seeds | Fully UK Hardy |

£3.49 GBP
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Please find for sale 100+ Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) seeds. Whilst native originally to Asian and Oceania, this beautiful tree is now grown in many place all over the world. The good news is that it is fully hardy in most of the UK if given a sunny position sheltered from the coldest winds. It is hardy down to sub-zero temperatures and generally pest resistant.

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The best flowering will be achieved by choosing the sunniest spot available and with slightly acidic soil if possible. Utilising a south or west-facing border against a sheltered sunny wall or fence is ideal. It can also be grown in a large well-watered containers for a sunny patio etc.

Seed Germination Guide

  • Soak seeds in tepid water for 24 hours.
  • Drain water
  • Next the seeds require a short cold period to break the final part of their natural dormancy - mixing the seeds with a free draining mix of moist compost or vermiculite in a grip seal bag a place at bottom of fridge for 4 weeks.
  • Check during this period - If any seeds germinate remove them from the bag and carefully plant them up.
  • Sow individually spaced in pots/trays of good quality compost (ideally 50% compost and vermiculite or horticultural sand)
  • Cover them with a thin layer of compost no more than 5 mm deep
  • Keep in a warm place at or above room temperature and ensure compost does not dry out
  • Seeds usually germinate from 2-3 weeks at 20°c. 
  • Seedlings are very small and delicate, they need to be kept out of hot sun until the first true leaves emerge. 
  • Shading and a moist seedbed are very important for successful germination.
  • Pot on once large enough to handle

+++STOP PRESS Winter 2020/21+++

All my seeds that require cold stratification, including this listing have been kept in cold conditions for the last few months. As such they should not require any additional cold stratification to get good germination rates. A few extra weeks however in the fridge might however optimise germination.


Olly's General Guide to Seed Sowing!

I love sowing seeds and it runs in the family - dad, grandad and finally my great-grandad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw "blanks" from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others and problems can arise so here are some tips to make "blanks" few and far between:

1) Don't Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost!

2) Google and YouTube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 

3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet and dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience and there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat.

4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase three bags - one of potting compost, one of vermiculite and one of horticultural sand. With these three bags I can make up whatever soil type a particular seed likes (although for most seeds I find a 50/50 mix of compost and vermiculite works just fine) 

5) Rot is your enemy. The single biggest danger to seed germination is rot - either before or after "damping off" the seeds germinate. To reduce the risk, ensure you have good free draining soil mix and that it is moist but not wet. Unless the seed variety absolutely requires it I prefer NOT to cover my seeds trays with plastic bags, Whilst germination is often faster this way, it greatly increases the risk of rot. I prefer to place my seed trans inside a watertight plastic tray and water from the bottom - airflow over the surface reduces the risk.


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