james
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Post by james on Jul 30, 2007 23:49:00 GMT -5
Hi there, I received seeds o u. reniformis more than a month ago. I've scattered them on the same kind of medium I use for U. alpina and longifolia seeds, which had great success with. All three are in the same terrarium, yet I haven't had any U. reniformis seeds germinate yet. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
James
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Post by treefrog on Jul 31, 2007 8:50:24 GMT -5
Hi James. U. reniformis seeds have a very short life time. The seeds are only good for a few days (maybe 3). These seeds, like U, nelumbifolia and U. humboldtii seeds are green when alive and they germinate within a few hours after been released from the mother plants. On the other hand, U. longifolia seeds are alive for a much longer time and U. alpina seeds can be sown within around maximum one month of being collected. By the way, where did you obtained these seeds as they are not common in Canada. Also, what was the variety of U. reniformis?
Sincerely Math
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Post by lloyd on Jul 31, 2007 9:15:12 GMT -5
You are an expert. I've never had any success with utric seed except inadvertent with U. subulata & calcyfida. I've tried alpina, reniformis and others with zero success. Where did you buy your utric seed from? Any special techniques for germination?
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james
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Post by james on Aug 1, 2007 22:07:34 GMT -5
Hi, thanks for your responses. Although, I'm not sure if I'm an expert yet, but thanks anyway. The U. alpina and longifolia I got from ebay. I also bought Catopsis berteroniana seeds from there. The U. alpina and longifolia were scattered on a mix of equal parts sphagnum, peat and perlite. I placed both bags in one plastic, not quite see through bag, 23 cm below the fluorescent lights. They never actually stood in water, yet they remained quite damp. I read somewhere that it's best to spray the containers with a fine mist as often as possible in order to leach out the naturally occurring growth inhibitors contained within the seeds. So I did just that, as often as I could. The U. longifolia is growing like a weed now, I'll probably have enough to trade in a few months time.
J
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