Skeleton Flower | Diphylleia Grayi | 10+ seeds | Enchanting Flower | Rare

Please find for sale 10+ Diphylleia Grayi seeds, better know as th Skeleton Flower. This pretty little woodland perennial becomes truly magical when it rains......its flower petals become almost completely transluscent before the colour returns as they dry. This amazing plant can be grown in pots or containers so you dont need your own woodland to see its amazing transformation!

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Seed Germination
As they are native to cold climates, Skeleton Flower seeds require some cold stratification for optimal germination rates. Stratification is a process of simulating natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur (if a seed germinates in the middle of winter it will die). In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having its hard seed coat softened up by frost and weathering action. This cold, moist period triggers the seed's embryo; its growth and subsequent expansion eventually break through the softened seed coat in its search for sun and nutrients.

Seed Germination Guide
Mix the seeds with a free draining & moist mix of compost in clear grip seal bags. squeeze out excess air and place the bag in the coldest part of fridge for 6-10 weeks 
Optimum time to do this is in Autumn/Winter so the seeds come out of the fridge in late winter or earlyspring
After cold stratification sow individually spaced in pots/trays of good quality compost (ideally 50% compost and vermiculite or horticultural sand.
Barely cover them with sieved compost
Cover with plastic dome (or other cover) but with air holes open
Water by misting
Germination can take 6-8 weeks at 15-20°c. Do not allow temperature to rise above 25c - so keep out of direct sunlight