Re: Philo 'Chumley' x 'Chumley'

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Dear Bernard:

I think that the Meconostigma (Now Thaumatophyllum) have a different biology. I have received seeds that were seemingly very dry which germinated.  Typical aroids can’t be allowed to dry out at all but perhaps since Thaumatophyllum evolved in the much drier habitats of the catinga and matte atlantica they have adobted a different reproductive strategy and that dry seeds are the norm.  Find out from Taylor how many days his seeds were in transit. I few days of wet conditions might be good but the longer transit time to Europe were not so good.

Tom  

An aroid-friend of mine is in private contact with Robert Chumley and he got some seeds.
He wanted that I sow some under mine conditions, but neither me nor him has germinating seeds after 3 weeks.
The seeds came in a padded envelope in a ziploc and were very moist with "pulp"(?) from the fruit; good conditions for bacteria, we think...
We guess that they did not survive the long time being sent over the Atlantic to Germany.
Too sad...... (as the present POTUS would probably twitter......)

Bernhard.

Do you mind if I ask how these were made available? I'd love to try some someday. I saw the mother plant many moons ago.

 

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 2:05 PM, a sunjian <a*@gmail.com> wrote:

Taylor replied to my query....he also has T. 'Chumley x Chumley' and he says (he has trouble replying to aroid-l messages for some reason):

" I think my seeds showed life in 4 days."

 

 

 

 

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 6:01 AM, S*@t-online.de <S*@t-online.de> wrote:

Aroiders,

 

would anyone how long seed of a cross Philodendron 'Chumley' x 'Chumley' need to germinate?

 

Bernhard.



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