I have just fallen in love with this plant (not surprising, is it?) I would love to try it from seed.
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WANTED seeds from tropical hibiscus
I have a two red, one yellow and one orange, and would be happy to send seeds except that I don't know how to collect them. If you know how, let me know and I'll do what I can. LOL
Sharon
I don't think the tropical ones make seeds. You usually have to do cuttings from them.
They do make seeds.....
but they don't always mature
I have pods on a few of them
most fall off before they're ripe
Have my fingers crossed
I did collect some from my Black dragon but I only got about 12 and I'm going to grow them out
If some of my other pods mature I'll post
I did find this:
The Seed Pod Develops
If you have been successful, the bloom will fall away in a day or two leaving behind the stem and base of the flower. The ovary in the base will swell over the next few weeks forming a pod the size of the end of your thumb. Depending on growing conditions like temperature, light and plant habit, the pod will ripen, turn brown and open in 6-14 weeks exposing fuzzy brown to black seeds about the size of apple seeds. Watch the pod carefully because a ripe pod can begin to turn brown and open within 24 hours and the seeds can spill out and be lost. The pod could contain anywhere between zero and 60 seeds, but 10 to 20 is common.
Once the seeds have been harvested and the parentage, dates and other information have been recorded, some hybridizers will plant immediately. Others will put in envelopes in sealed jars. Some will store in the refrigerator for weeks or months -- making sure there's no moisture for fungus to grow in. Yet others will store in envelopes at room temperature in a dry place.
If seeds have been allowed to dry, most hybridizers prefer to soak them overnight and carefully nick the black seed skin on the back of the seed with a razor blade.
Planting the Seeds