Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus Seeds

Amorphophallus kuisianus is not a species that I have set seed on, but other
blue berried species seem to turn bright blue. I have picked a few a bit
prematurely and they grew anyway. Usually, fully mature berries get soft and
start to loosen from the spadix.  They are ready to plant at once. I squeeze
the seed or seeds out of the berry right onto a moist planting media. I
press them into the surface, water them and wait. Most that I have grown
seem to germinate with in a few weeks.

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How do you decide that Amorph seeds are ready to harvest and how do you
prepare them to plant. I have a Amorphophallus kuisianus that produced seed
and they are beginning to turn blue and appear to be ready but I don't want
to harvest them too soon.

Any information would be helpful.
Harry Witmore

Craig M. Allen
Conservatory Manager
Fairchild Tropical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables (Miami), FL 33156
Telephone: 305.667.1651, ext.3320
Fax: 305.667.6930
Email: callen@fairchildgarden.org
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