Arturo, Rick - this is all excellent advice and information that has passed between you both. I have been very busy here this past month and haven't had much time to contribute to the Forum, but there is nothing that has been said that I would disagree with. I agree with Rick to keep the pardalinum, pardalinum x kelloggi and mackliniae outside in their pots and let them germinate in their own time. The Western American species might take a little while to push up their first leaf. They are a bit quicker than Rick describes for martagon's above, but they could take up to 2-3 months to germinate and then 2-3 months to push up a leaf. I have seedlings of several WAH types and they all do well, they just need some time. I would expect the same to be the case in Bariloche. I had a few seeds of L. parryi planted earlier this year they probably took 5 months before anything appeared above ground. I had almost given up on them to be honest. My experience with martagons is as Rick describes. I recently moved some from pots into a nursery bed and I was surprised at the golf-ball sized bulbs whereas the seedling stalks were relatively weak. Hopefully these won't sulk for too long from being moved.
You also mentioned 'Fusion'. I have these and grow them in the same bed as my WAHs, and also davidii, dauricum, speciosum uchida, etc. They are in a position where they get almost full sun all day in the summer. They are on the sunny side of a somewhat part-shaded bed on the north side of the house. Drainage is good, but we also have hinoki cypress and rhododendrons in the bed too, as well as primula and some heathers, and we irrigate this in summer when it is dry. So the growing conditions are moist and well-drained. The base of the plants would be somewhat shaded, but the tops of the ca. 5ft / 1.5m-tall plants are in full sun. They do well for me under these conditions. I imagine that they should do well for you too in Bariloche, as you are a bit colder in winter than me, but certainly not as cold as Rick I expect. Let us know when your seedlings emerge, Arturo. We wish you every success!!
