Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus Seeds

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2002.08.28 at 19:33:02(9309) Amorphophallus kuisianus is not a species that I have set seed on, but other blue berried species seem to turn bright blue. I have picked a few a bit prematurely and they grew anyway. Usually, fully mature berries get soft and start to loosen from the spadix. They are ready to plant at once. I squeeze the seed or seeds out of the berry right onto a moist planting media. I press them into the surface, water them and wait. Most that I have grown seem to germinate with in a few weeks. +More -----Original Message----- How do you decide that Amorph seeds are ready to harvest and how do you prepare them to plant. I have a Amorphophallus kuisianus that produced seed and they are beginning to turn blue and appear to be ready but I don't want to harvest them too soon. Any information would be helpful. Harry Witmore Craig M. Allen Conservatory Manager Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables (Miami), FL 33156 Telephone: 305.667.1651, ext.3320 Fax: 305.667.6930 Email: callen@fairchildgarden.org Web: www.fairchildgarden.org

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