John or Kyle,maybe you can help me,I had some pollen,I dusted one bloom on my Alocasia Mac,all other blooms died down and this one swelled up nicely,well today it popped open,I am on the ground for me,can I get seeds to grow???if so,what is my next coarse of action here?
Thanks for any help.
Root
This is an old post,I thought I would bump for Prudence,it has some good info.
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hope someone answers, connie asked a week or so ago how to grow seeds.
Thanks tiG,I did not see that thread.
RD..my a. Macro has some of these pods now too. I have no data on planting the seeds..will check one of the aroid sites. I also have seeds forming on a flower I crossed. it's a.Wentii X a. Macro. should prove interesting.
Wow that will be nice,hope it works!!!
RD well I have a pod forming after I crossed them..keeping my fingers crossed!
Great!I could not believe how this one swelled after I put the pollen to it.
Another ? for you,which of the Brugs is most heat tolerant?
I'm getting ready to plant my hot side.
also should I put the Plumeria in the ground?
Gosh I'm full of questions today.
B frosty pink takes the heat and blooms in summer best so far. :-)
Plumerias should stay potted and sunk in the ground.At least in Zone 5 .Easier to bring in when winter comes.
Thanks on both questions Kyle!
I just got the news...seeds have to be fresh(still in the orange gel covering) planted covered in soil with moisture and bottom heat for about 3 weeks. So we shall see..I have some seeds to try before my hybrid seeds ripen. :-)
I guess the key is to sow them fresh off the stem..that makes sense as most aroids seed pods fall over when ripe depositing the seeds on the ground. :-)
Thanks Kyle,I will drop these right in the ground,good luck on your cross,hope the pod produces for you!
Oh, this is good to know. I have some dried up ones I will toss but last week as an experiment I took a pod full of gooey ones and put in my pile of mushroom compost. Will see what happens. Mine sure dry out fast, how about yours Brugmania?
tiG. think I will try and send you some while still gooey.
cool!!! put in a baggie or something. can't hurt to try, thanks hon!
Hmm, reread Eclipse's post and guess I will just let mine fall on the ground! Why mess with mother nature.
LOL!! let me know if it works. I have so many nice ones this year, if I get flowers I'll be passing the pollen around.
How do I get the pollen?
well, how did you get seeds? do they self pollinate?? I just figured y'all were making cool crosses.
I didn't do nothing Missy tiG. Mother nature did it all by herself to make those seeds.
cool! I have been picking off the flowers on my caladiums and probably would have done the same thing on the EE's. good thing y'all are warmer than me, I can learn:) lol!
Sent you an email....through DG. Oh, usurping this thread for a moment, I got a yellow barberry this weekend. Ever hear of one?
I think that's what I have outside my window. it's HUGE!!!!!!!!! 10x10 at least. but it's near the septic tank:) lol would love to see a picture!
ok, will take one tomorrow but mine is this baby. Why don't you post one of yours for me to see?
Mine has pollen falling off the blooms,not all seem to have it,when tey do it looks like a snow storm,just held a paper under it and shook it.have some in the Roots Alo pollen bank,LOL
Weeds I would like to see the pic also,feel free to put it up here if you want.
Ha..I will look at mine today, have been out of town and don't know what is going on out there.(maybe some hanky panky)
Brugmania, trial and error, that's what I do too.
I posted the yellow barberry in the identification forum.
Here is aq photo of the banana bed with elephant ears, caladiums, ginger and split leaf philodendron.
Great picture cclou. Love all those big leaves, etc.
It seems that everything I like require copious amounts of water, but you have to spend your money on something.
Fantastic shot!!!!!!!!!! I agree, my hose is running right now!
Oh cclou, you are killing me! Note my zone 6 over there
Bumping this one up,just when I was ready to give up on them,we had a good hard rain last night,I am jumping up and down,I have Alocasia from my seeds!!!!!!
Cool......will be fun following this one to adulthood.
Nice job Root!
LOL!John I though you reposted my pic!They sure look alot alike!!I like your needle mulch!must just be the right time for them.
Gosh, how old does an ear have to be to produce a bloom? I'd enjoy trying to grow the seeds. You two are just too good.
Sammy has a pod swelling,will send you some fresh ones if it produces!as far as age,I'm not sure on age,but I have seen more bloom this year then any I can remember.
