Nycanthes arbor-tristis/Indian Night Jasmine Seedpod

Chickenville, FL(Zone 9a)

Wondering if anyone knows how to start the seed?
My Nycanthes arbor-tristis aka Indian Night Jasmine finally made its first seedpod. I kept missing the flowers this year since they only open at night and fall to the ground in the morning when the sun touches the blooms. I guess a pollinating critter found them though :)
It was a cloudy day and I noticed there were still some flowers open so I took some photos and found the pod! I hadnt seen the seedpod before in person, so thought I would share what they look like. It is the flat green thing on the top right side of the photo. The flowers have a sweet honey jasmine fragrance similar to cestrum nocturnum (night blooming jasmine) but not as overpowering.
~Lenette

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Chickenville, FL(Zone 9a)

Here are some blooms I picked up off the ground one morning so you can see what they look like. I like the pretty orange flower corolla.

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Chickenville, FL(Zone 9a)

Here are a few on the plant. If you are near the plant at night you will smell them before you see them.

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Sarasota, FL

Yes, 2 ways: Dry the pod and plant it whole. Other way is to dry it, then carefully open it to remove the actual seed. It's papery.
I prefer #1.

Chickenville, FL(Zone 9a)

Thanks. They are still green right now, I thought they would be ripe by now lol. I've got it in the greenhouse, it is doing better than some of my other tropicals at handling the cold winter (in the low 20's) we've had here this year.

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