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| Has anyone tried to grow this species from seed? I've got some fresh fruits from a plant. I would like to know how long they would take to germinate. I'm planning on cleaning the seed and putting it about a 1/4 inch deep in seed raising mix with bottom heat applied. |
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| What you have planned thus far seems fine. In my zone 10, the seeds can take 3 wks to a couple months. The fact that your seeds are fresh is good. Keep the soil moist. |
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- Posted by sambacmouse (My Page) on Tue, May 10, 11 at 23:15
| trini1, Thank you very much! Now I can go ahead and plant them out. I can't wait to see them pop, fingers crossed. With seeds I either get too many sprouting or none at all :) |
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- Posted by Tariq Qureshi 11 ish(taariqq@gmail.com) onMon, May 16, 11 at 12:11
| Hi, I am in Karachi, Pakistan, and will wait to hear from you as to how long it took for them to sprout. I have heard that they germinate readily here and it takes a year to a year-and-a-half for them to start flowering! But still, they are rare, slow growing and difficult to find. I have found a couple of nurseris that have them between 6 to 9+ feet, full of blooms, and costing around $47 to $59, which is very expensive out here. |
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- Posted by sambacmouse (My Page) on Mon, May 16, 11 at 17:59
| Hi Tariq, I will let you know what happens, thanks for the information. They are almost impossible to find in Australia, that is why I am growing from seed. |
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| finally my artabotrys seed sprouted. It took 6 months. my big plant had seeds last oct. now one seed sprouted. I am so excited to see it. |
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- Posted by sambacmouse (My Page) on Mon, May 23, 11 at 4:14
| Thanks for that information bunti, that's quite a long time to wait, I probably would have chucked them out after 4 months or so. I waited 4 months for a fagraea berteriana seed to sprout once and thought that was a long time. |
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| Are the Artabotrys hexapetalus and Artabotrys odoratissima the same plant and only reffered to by different names ? Thank you all, James. |
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- Posted by sambacmouse (My Page) on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 2:01
| After about 8 months on the heat mat and still nothing, I chucked them out into the glasshouse and forgot about them. About 2 weeks ago I noticed about 5 seedlings coming up. I can't believe how long these seeds took to germinate, I was so happy to see them though. Over 1.5 years to germinate! Crazy. |
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- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 9:48
| That's hilarious that you gave up on them and then they decided to germinate! Congrats! Now you'll have to tell us how long it takes before you get any blooms. ;) -Robert |
This post was edited by robert1971 on Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 9:53
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| sambacmouse, thats great news. Atleast your sprouted sooner than mine. |
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- Posted by sambacmouse (My Page) on Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 5:27
| Hi Robert and Bunti, I will let you know when they start to flower, but I hope the fragrance is worth the wait of another 2 to 3 years. Oh well I am committed to this now. |
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- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 21, 13 at 12:45
| sambacmouse , Thanks for following up and give us a feedback. |
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