Question on seed pods

I have two hoyas growing together in a hanging basket. H. pachyaclada and H. subquintuplinervis, they have both just flowered together and to my delight they both have a seed pod. I suppose it is possible they may have cross pollenated. These are my first hoya seedpods, so i'm open to any tips to growing from seed. They are both about 12mm (1/2 inch) at the moment. I'm not sure how big they get before they are ready to open. Any info would be appreciated. This is H,pachyclada.

Thanks Roy

This is H.subquintuplinervis.

Roy

I've been away and I've just opened the latest Stemma and there are some interesting articles on seed propagation. I'd still like to hear of anyone's experiences of seed propagation particularly regarding the above plants.

Thanks Roy

Here are the two plants flowering together H.pachyclada on the left and H.subquintuplinervis on the right.

Roy

Wow...that should be an interesting cross. I wonder if that is a first?
I got seed pods for the first time this year. In spring, on australis cv 'Mrs G', and now I have one on my aff carnosa.
The way I handled the australis ones was to cover the pods with a foot of a nylon stocking that I cut off & just slipped over the pod & taped it at the top to prevent the seed from flying away when it popped open. Then when I did see they had opened, I spread the seed around on a damp paper towel & covered with another damp one, then put it into a Ziplock baggie for a few days until the seeds had sprouted. Then I spread them out onto a heavily perilited soil mix in a seed flat, covered them lightly with the same mix, and coved with a clear dome. Put in a warm shady place with good light & within a few weeks, I had lots of babies to plant up.
Good luck.
Marcy

Thanks Marcy, I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Roy

Roy,

Brenda has a great thread on how she grew out her australis seedlings. It's a wonderful journal, from the time the seed pod opened until the time she had a whole bunch of plants! She has great photos on there too.
Here's the link:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/765791/

Good luck with your seeds, and I look forward to updates and pics!!

Gabi

I think that growing from seed is very straightforward and is well covered in the STEMMA article.

Edited to say that in ytour mild climate, you could do as I do: when the pod bursts, rub them out with the fuzz still attached on the top of some mix and keep damp. Really easy.

Carol

PS Putting scotch tape (cello tape) around the pod is easy way to keep them from flying away too.

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I have a hoya crossed between pachyclada x H.subquintuplinervis. It hasn't bloomed yet, but I am anxiously waiting for it to flowa.

Blessings,
Awanda

I have read that the "fuzz" contains an antibacterial to protect the germinating seeds. Anyone know if that is true?

Awanda, that is a very pretty plant.

Being part of the seed, I just leave it on...don't know about the properties but it makes sense.