[Aroid-l] Anthurium seeds discussion

From: AROIDIAN at worldnet.att.net (LariAnn) on 2007.10.19 at 10:10:17(16546) Fellow Aroiders, Many of you know I do a lot of aroid breeding, and have done so since the 1980s. Thus I have learned a lot about the viability and proper care of seeds from Alocasia, Anthurium, Philodendron, Amorphophallus and Caladium over the years. The most important thing I've learned is that many, if not all, of these seeds have short viabilities even under the best of conditions. Therefore I can state categorically that even if the seeds this person is selling are the real McCoy, the chances of any buyer receiving a shipment of viable seeds from this person are slim and none. Think about it mathematically; if the seeds originate in south Africa, they have to be harvested there then shipped to Turkey. Assuming they are harvested fresh and IMMEDIATELY shipped, figure 5 to 10 days to Turkey! Then, once in Turkey, this person puts the offer on eBay and there's another 5 or 6 days at least for bidding to proceed. Next, once the bidding is complete, the buyer has to pay and the order has to ship, figure another 5 to 10 days before the buyer actually receives the seeds in question. With aroid seeds, they will be lucky to get anything recognizable as a seed in their shipment, much less anything viable. The pictures make it really tempting to try to get the seeds. But I say, let the buyer REALLY beware on this one! If anyone here decides to try getting some of them anyway, I'm sure a lot of aroiders would love to know how it turns out. LariAnn Garner +More Aroidia Research

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