valleylynn said:It really is a miracle.
I have wanted to try some of the hard to find alpine/rock garden type plants. But starting from seed is daunting to me.
True, perennial seeds with dormancy issues (complicated stratification needs) are tricky. I either avoid those, or try to start a low % of them without doing the stratification. Sometimes, "needs stratification" isn't true if you can live with 10-30% germination. Once I tried winter-sowing Penstemon ... they germinated eventually but they were so slow to grow larger that I lost them eventually.
>> alpine/rock garden type plants
Have you seen the Alplains website? Rare alpine & arid seeds galore!
http://www.alplains.com/
