Seed Collecting:
2019 Workshop Handout from Hope Leeson (Rhody Native)
Collecting and Using Your Own Wildflower Seed (Xerces Society)
Collecting Native Seeds for Propagation (Aug 2025 preseentation slides)
Seed Propagation:
Prairie Moon Nursery: Starting From Seed
The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada (Hardcover – April 15, 2000), by William Cullina (Out of print, but used copies can sometimes be found or borrowed from a library)
RIWPS CULTIVATION NOTES ebook (2023-2024 edition)
The production of Rhode Island Wild Plant Society’s “Cultivation Notes” began in 1987 with the first distribution of the RIWPS bulletin. More than 35 years later, “Cultivation Note” remains a regular feature in RIWPS’ bi-annual publication, WildfloraRI. The Cultivation Note series offers botanical and horticultural knowledge and guidance for growing native plants.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, Second edition (1993) by Norman C. Deno, Prof. Emeritus of Chemistry,(Pennsylvania State University).
Starting Native Perennials from Seed (video of Mountain Laurel Chapter program, February 2022)
Wild Seed Project: Autumn and Winter Seed Sowing in 6 Easy Steps with Heather McCargo
Wild Seed Project: How to Grow from Seed – Detailed Guide
Woody Seed Manual, USDA FS Agriculture Handbook 727, April 2008
Yale Peabody Museum: Milk Jug Wildflower Propagation
Woody Plant Propagation:
Softwood cuttings video tutorial (Arnold Arboretum, 2020)
Connecticut College Arboretum’s Softwood Cutting Workshop handout with Maggie Redfern, 2021
Hartmann and Kester’s Plant Propagation Principles and Practices – Ninth Ed., 2018, by Davies, Geneve & Wilson
Native Plant Network’s Plant Propagation Protocol Website
Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants – June 2002, by William Cullina
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