Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Yellow Bauhinia Seedlings, 1 by MollyMc

MollyMc wrote:
Kyle,

Interesting you should ask. Last year I received a couple different colors of bauhinia seeds. I tried a couple methods of germinating and none did. They just got moldy.

These seeds I took off my own tree last year. Keeping in mind I live in Ft Lauderdale, I just took the seeds and put them in Scotts Seed Starting Formula potting soil. I just pressed them into the soil a little bit, 4 to a cell. No nicking or soaking beforehand. Within a week they curled out a little green sprout. I have had them on my patio since I planted them around the last week in March.

Our temps at night were in the 50's, daytime, high 70's. I kept them in a cell tray with a bit of water in the bottom continuously. You could kind of duplicate this by placing your cell tray on top of the fridge in your kitchen (assuming you have adequate lighting).

Since I only have 1 cell tray, but lots of cells, when they got the 2 leaves and I separated them to individual cells in regular Scott's Rooting formula potting soil, I now keep them in a rubbermaid type bin with a bit of water in the bottom of the bin along with other various babies.

This is how it worked for me, keeping in mind, this was my first effort and they were my own seeds. Sometimes, unless you took the seeds yourself, you may not know how old they are or where they have been.

So, important factors: Temperature, light and soil medium. I hope this helps.

Molly
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