If you are purchasing seed from a reseller you may be getting old seed.
I’ve had no problem with seed from Silverhill as well as a few of the
wholesalers that supply many seed shops. I just use a basic seed starting
mix and just cover them lightly. Nothing special. The seeds were
harvested the previous season so don’t need to be planted immediately after
harvest. I don’t know if the same applies to Gloriosa but many deciduous
species I grow will not sprout the same season they are harvested. It
would seem the later the seed pods mature the more likely the seed have a
dormant period.

Tim Chapman

be stored? Is scarification necessary? Have tried to germinate the seeds
multiple times over the years without much success.

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