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Posted by helen333 z7CT (My Page) on Thu, Feb 12, 04 at 8:45
| Help!!! I have been given the red berry from a Clivia plant(I am supposed to be the best grow from seed person in my garden club).I peeled off the red exterior and there is a large pea like thing inside with a couple of little tendril type things on it. My very dumb question is 'is this the seed'? |
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| The red berry is the seed pod, and there are usually a couple of seeds in it. Barely cover the seed with a light soil and keep it moist. |
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| The seed most likely has already germinated inside the pod. I have seen this on a couple of occasions. |
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Helen,
Here is site that might help. http://www.clivianet.org/CliviaCulture.html |
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| I have clivia naturalizing outside. Most often the seeds have already sprouted inside the red seed pod. The tendril is indeed the first root. I just kind of help things along by peeling the pod carefully not to disturb the roots on the seeds that have already sprouted. Then I plant the seeds where I want them, just barely covering them with soil. If there is a root, I just make a little indentation to place it in first. Leaves sprout and before long there's a little clivia plant. I have half a dozen mature/blooming plants, but one of them seems to be especially fertile - produces most of the seed pods and viable seeds. Chris |
RE: Clivia seed/s
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| You should join Clivia Enthusiast. It's free to join. There is ever 600 members. |
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