Lomatium dissectum seeds
$4.95 – $34.10
Family: Carrot (Apiaceae)
Hardy to Zones 6 to 10
(Leptotaenia multifida/dissecta, Chocolate tips) Wild, celery-like herbaceous perennial native to the Great Basin and other drylands of the West. Traditional usage (American Indian, TWM): antiviral for colds, flus, epidemics. In nature, Lomatium grows on sunny slopes in dryish, rocky soil, anchored by a giant tap root that is filled with aromatic oleo-gum-resin. Sow seed in outdoor nursery bed in the fall to early spring, with germination in the spring. Alternatively, give 60 days cold, moist treatment (put seed in moist peat moss in a plastic bag in fridge) and then sow seed in warm soil. Plant 1 to 2 feet apart. Flowers in large umbels, to 3 feet tall.
30 seeds/pkt, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s
5 g contains ~300 seeds
10 g contains ~600 seeds
Question
Nancy and Blair –
Hi Richo. Our lomatium seedlings just arrived, and want to plant them asap. Should we plant them in pots now and then in the ground in the fall? We are at 700 feet in WY and have sandy, south facing soil (lots of sagebrush, juniper, etc). We don’t have time to buy your book before planting them. Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
hi nancy, i understand that you’re at 7,000 feet in Wyoming. Lomatium dissectum is native to the rockies although the main distribution is in the great basin. I think your best approach will be to plant them ASAP. They may go quickly dormant but that would be no worry, they will come back again in the spring. Stake the spot so it doesn’t get dug up or unduly trampled. This advice comes from my own experience–i have often transplanted seedlings such as these directly to the landscape and found that they do re-emerge in season. richo
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Nancy Butterfield –
Thank you! We planted them this afternoon on a sunny slope, sandy soil. We’ll stake it to protect it from the deer as well. Spring is just around the corner so let’s see how they do this year.
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Rick Schneck –
Planted in 2001. Harvested 2 weeks ago. Thank you Richo for making this available.
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Richo Cech –
The years roll on and on, and even tiny fishes grow in time to great salmon. If wishes were fishes we’d all throw nets–or plant seeds, as it were.
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Heather –
Rick Schneck I am in the UP, edging on zone 5 but often really a zone 4. . What zone are you in and did you do anything special to get this to take!? Thank you!!!!
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Richo Cech –
Hello Heather, We were always in Z 7 until global warming and now we’re in a Z 8. Lomatium dissectum is fall planted in deep, screened flats in the shade, in the fall, and it germinates midwinter to spring. You can read all about it in my book “Growing At-Risk,” that has a whole chapter on Lomatium dissectum.
Richo
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Rick –
Heather
Global warming has had the same effect here, especially the last 10 years. This was zone 4 when I planted it. -20ºF or colder used to be common most winters. Been several years since it’s been that cold. Except for one location that didn’t drain as well, the cold and deep snow never caused any problems. Pick a location where the snow melt can flow away from the bed. I fall planted the seed in a shallow trench, held in place with a thin layer of loose grass clippings. The seed germinated in the spring shortly after the snow melted. The grass clippings provided just enough shade to keep the seed moist while letting the light through. Beyond that, they’ve needed no special care.
Rick
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Chris Grayling –
Any possibility of selling a seedling or plant? (Shipping In a tube, perhaps?)
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Richo Cech –
Hi Chris,
We’re going to have thousands of these to sell as plants. Please stay tuned, they are so slow going, I’m not going to list them until 2021.
Richo
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Vince –
Hi Richo,
please put me up for a batch as well – shipping to Germany if possible. It`s pretty much impossible to get them here.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Vince,
I would love to send you seeds but new EU standards on seed shipments make this impossible. If you know someone in England, you can have the seeds sent there, as they are no longer in the EU.
Richo
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Lesley Verbrugge –
Do you, would you, could you ship to Europe?
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Admin Richo Cech –
hi lesley, yes, we ship lomatium seeds internationally. love your Seussian choice of words–would you, could you, in a box? would you, could you, with a fox? richo
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Kelly Kyro –
I’ll take one in a box box please instead of the vax.
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Ted B. – Alabama, USA (verified owner) –
I never had success germinating this species with spring sowing, and just blamed it on the short springtimes typical of the SE USA. I then decided to give it one last try, which I did by hydrating seeds for 24hr in a 300 ppm solution of gibberellic acid, then keeping refrigerated in moist sand in a clear plastic container. That did the trick, with the first seed sprouting in ~45 days. Seeds produce a lengthy taproot quickly, so they must be checked often if using this method.
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Rick Schneck –
I planted Lomatium in 2001in several locations. My best results are in a raised bed on a gently southern slope in sandy soil. I planted the seed in the fall. Got reasonable germination in the spring. The mature plants will reseed themselves, but the taproot makes the seedlings almost unmovable. Plant in a permanent location.The plants have survived wet summers, deep snows, rainy winters, and -40º temperatures. With excellent drainage, the plants are extremely hardy.
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Tim –
Does it tolerate part shade in summer and almost full shade in winter? I have a Northern slope in Oakalnd, CA. Thanks.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Tim,
That sounds fine. I see these in open shade under tall trees and also in full sun on embankments, scree slopes, etc. There’s a whole chapter on growing lomatium in my book “growing at-risk.” Richo
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