Re: [aroid-l] Help request for two aroids!

From: Kiehlmann at gmx.de on 2002.12.13 at 15:32:57(9721) We handle all seeds of Amorphophallus and Anchomanes with good success in the following manner. All seeds have sprouted , but sometimes only after some months: +More When the fruits are ripe and become soft, the pulp is completely removed from the seeds. The seeds are washed with water and then sown at a depth of about 0.5? in pots filled with a mixture of ? sand ? soil and a layer of gravel at the bottom of the pot for drainage. The pots are placed in a normal room with a slightly increased temperature of about 24? C = 75? F. ( In summer the temperature may be higher corresponding to the outside temperature ) The substrate is kept humid by watering when it seems to be necessary. We had received an infructescence of Anch. dalzielii from Africa and also fruits from our own plants. In both cases the first seedlings came up after about six weeks under the described conditions. But we had to wait as many as 7 months for the latest seedlings. However, we have learnt to be patient with seeds and seedlings respectively. Margret & Dietmar Kiehlmann -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr f?r 1 ct/ Min. surfen!

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