Quote[/b] (Tamlin Dawnstar @ June 17 2004,2:27)]Lightly press the outermost rim of the gemmae "wheel" with a moistened cotton swab stick. Just press, don't drag. Gemmae are sort of spring loaded, and will go flying off in all directions unless you hold them down. If they are ready, a gentle pressure should pop them out, and they will stick to the cotton.
Congratulations on your gemmae! This is likely one of the D. paleacea subspecies. One of the ssp. (and I am not yet sure which but probably it is D. paleacea ssp. trichocaulis) always forms gemmae here in the longest days of summer, in defiance of the reversed seasons.