Has anyone ever managed to propagate Echinops from seed?

I've just harvested my Echinops seed heads and was wondering if anyone had any luck storing them and raising plants from them successfully the year after. I tried a few years back but didn't get any come up.

 

I bought a packet of Echinops ruthenicus in 2007. I sowed them in March and the first seeds germinated after 17 days - but my notes then say they disappeared, though that could well have been my fault.

I see no reason why your seeds shouldn't do well. I don't know of any special treatment needed.

 

I was looking at this page the other day.
The important bit from it.....................

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if you would like to start it off indoors, then sow your seeds on good quality seed compost in a seed tray….and press them firmly down.

*Cover them VERY lightly with compost. They need some light to germinate.

*Water with a fine sprayer and place the tray in a clear plastic bag.

*Plant out when the frosts have gone and space to two feet apart.

*Outdoors… Find a bed which gets lots of sun and has light free draining soil. (Not clay!)

*Not before mid April, press the seeds firmly into the ground and lightly cover.

*Keep the area weed free and lightly watered."

*Seeds should germinate in about two weeks.

- See more at: http://higgledygarden.com/2012/09/20/how-to-grow-echinops-from-seed-granddad/#sthash.SsBerK4x.dpuf