I can't recall whether I posted this before. A year or so ago I wrote inquiring how to sprout the above. Nobody had any suggestions. Several people said they had been trying to sprout them but never got any germination. After seeing other X. species in habitat in Madagascar I realized they sprout in constantly-wet humus hummocks on rock faces during the wet season. So I put some sand in a pot, placed the X. seed on the surface of the sand, and set it in a container of water so the water table is within an inch of the sand surface. I covered it with a bag. The seed came up quickly and is growing. I don't have any idea how fast they grow in habitat so I don't know what to expect next, but at least now we know how to sprout them. Leo -- Leo A. Martin Phoenix, Arizona, USA Some must watch while some must sleep-so runs the world away. Shakespeare