seedling identification

Last post 17-06-2011 6:03 PM by Julie. 9 replies.

• 10/06/2011 06:23 PM
  Julie Location: London Joined on: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 410	Reply | Contact I am trying a lot harder to make sure I label my seed trays properly but I still have one that I planted a while ago and I'm afraid I don't know what they are. I need to plant them out soon so it would be handy to know what they are and therefore their requirements, eg full sun, partial shade, etc. Any ideas please? Thanks very much.

• 12/06/2011 03:11 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,596	Reply | Contact  Are the leaves scented? http://patsysplot.blogspot.co.uk/

• 15/06/2011 06:48 AM	In reply to
  Julie Location: London Joined on: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 410	Reply | Contact No scent at all.

• 15/06/2011 11:47 AM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 3,125	Reply | Contact Do you remember if you'd sown any dahlia seeds?

• 15/06/2011 03:05 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,596	Reply | Contact  Or the names of any other seeds you sowed? http://patsysplot.blogspot.co.uk/

• 16/06/2011 12:17 PM

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  Julie Location: London Joined on: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 410

  Reply | Contact I have looked through the packets before without success but I've just had another look. I wonder if they are bergamot, which I did plant. Googling images of them I can't see the leaves that well as they concentrate on the flowers but it looks like a good possibility. Anyone else grown these and can confirm? I did plant some dahlia seeds a few years ago but never got anything from them. I could imagine the odd seed germinating now from that sowing but not that many.

• 17/06/2011 12:14 PM	In reply to
  hydropiper Location: Cardiff Joined on: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 162	Reply | Contact  They look like Fushia, or possibly Mentha species.  Chris

• 17/06/2011 12:45 PM	In reply to
  La Jardinera Feliz Location: Joined on: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 51	Reply | Contact The first thing I thought when I saw the picture was Bergamot (Monarda didyma or other sp). I'm not a horticultural expert, but I've grown a fair few from seed in the last couple of years, if that helps!

• 17/06/2011 12:51 PM

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  La Jardinera Feliz Location: Joined on: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 51

  Reply | Contact Also, you say you sowed them a while ago. In my experience, they germinate well, then progress is very slow until the following year when they finally bush out. It was the leaf shape and also the cluster of small leaves round the base that made me think of bergamot. I've got mine in full sun in a pH neutral, fairly clayey soil but I think they're fairly accommodating plants, as long as they get a reasonable amount of sun. As I say, not an expert, this is just my own experience!

• 17/06/2011 06:03 PM	In reply to
  Julie Location: London Joined on: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 410	Reply | Contact Thank you. I think you are right and they are bergamot. I'm going to try to plant them out this weekend.