ShawnSteve said:. In other words, you 'd have to sow quite a number of seeds, to ever get anything nearly worth growing on, or even ever multiplying it.
In the world of peonies, I read that one noted cross-breeder said that he planted 1000 peonies in order to find 1 or 2 potential keepers. If you think about it, the resultant plant has to have good qualities while being distinct enough in appearance to warrant further testing. Probably more than a decade would pass while you continued to look and study.
Dahlias would have a faster timeline, with year 2 probably being when you get to see flowers. Needing to lift the plant makes it a bit more challenging since that it a great opportunity for things to go wrong.
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