Joe, My experience with Amorphophallus seeds is that they should not be allowed to dry out, and should be sown as quickly as possible. There are people on the list who have germinated far more of them than I have, including this species, and I hope they'll comment (I've never tried this one from seed). I wouldn't expect any Amorphophallus seed to need refrigeration, but have no clue whether some might tolerate it. Many species germinate pretty quickly when sown fresh, but this link mentions A. kiusianus as one that doesn't: http://aroid.org/genera/amorphophallus/… Steve On 3/2/2021 9:16 AM, Joe G via pbs wrote: > hey all, > > I was very excited to receive Alophia drummondii, Amorphophallus kiusianus, > and Pyrgophyllum yunnanense seed through the NARGS and Hardy Plant Society > Mid-Atlantic Group seed exchanges this year. For Amorphophallus kiusianus > and Pyrgophyllum yunnanense I could find little information online. > > One Amorphophallus seed has already germinated in the vermiculite it was > shipped in - are the seeds recalcitrant and germinate without > stratification, or should I keep them at refrigerator temperatures for a > month or two like any other moist-packed seed I've received? > > I've heard Pyrgophyllum described like a Roscoea, though I'm not sure how > closely they're related, or if cultivation is similar. If I remember right, > there are three different germination syndromes for Roscoea (germ warm, > cold stratification required, germ cold). Most gingers I've grown from seed > sprout easily at warm temperatures. Any tips? > > Everywhere online seems point to Alophia drummondii requiring multiple > 3-month cold/warm cycles. I'm wondering: in the wild, where parts of its > range have <200 chilling hours (around a week's worth of fridge time), do > the seeds lay dormant for many years? Are there other factors that degrade > the seeds' germination inhibitors? Has anyone had luck with other > germination aids, like GA3, KNO3 or liquid smoke? > > -joe on the VA-TN border, where snowdrops, tommies and daffodils are > finally blooming, three weeks later than last year. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>