germinating in the mail
J.E. Shields (Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:52:04 PST)
Growing rather a lot of Haemanthus here, and tending to procrastinate, I've
planted "seeds" that were miniature bulbs with a small leaf and a few short
roots. These seedlings do just fine once you pot them. If you worry about
rot, a tabletop is a good place to germinate Haemanthus, Scadoxus, Crinum,
and Nerine seeds of many species. Don't do this with Clivia seeds; they
need more moisture to germinate well.
For species (a few Haemanthus, more Nerine) that make very tiny "bulbs"
when germinated dry, you can't wait anywhere near a year to plant
them. The really little ones will shrivel up and die in just a couple of
months.
Jim Shields
At 01:37 PM 11/16/2010 -0800, you wrote:
Yes, I have received them already growing, and I have had ones from my
own plants start to grow in the bag I put them in. They did OK when I
finally put them in a pot, but I wouldn't want to leave them unlooked
at for a year.
Diane
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