Re: Propagation/Germination

I had a seed of Parajubaea cocoides, the coquito palm
of Quito, germinate after 8 years.

I believe Castanospermum is grown in Southern
California here and there.

-Jason Dewees
San Francisco


--- William Glover <wmglover@caribsurf.com> wrote:
> On 7/03/01 5:41 PM Nan Sterman
> (nsterman@plantsoup.com) wrote:
> 
> >Can anyone tell me how to propagate a coral tree
> (Erythrina sp) from 
> >cuttings?
> 
> Erythrina variegata (syn. E. indica) is the most
> commonly seen species in 
> the Caribbean and is easily propagated by potting up
> branches 12-24 
> inches long from which most of the leaves have been
> stripped. Just keep 
> warm (80F or higher) and lightly moist.
> 
> 
> On 7/07/01 10:46 AM John Schlesinger
> (johnsaia@dnai.com) wrote:
> 
> >Does anyone know germination conditions for seeds
> of Pandorea pandorana?
> 
> A ubiquitous plant hereabouts and usually propagated
> from cuttings. But 
> easily started from seeds lightly covered and kept
> moist and warm. 
> Germination is usually rapid.
> 
> 
> But always exercise patience with seeds. While
> visiting the Nairobi 
> Arboretum in December 1999 I collected a number of
> seeds - the size of an 
> English walnut - of Castrospermum australae (Moreton
> Bay Chestnut) that 
> were lying on the ground under the tree. This is a
> beautiful 
> orange-flowered tree from eastern Australia that
> grows to some size. Is 
> this being grown by any Med gardeners? Or any
> sightings outside of 
> Australia and Kenya?
> 
> I gave several seeds to friends here who lost
> patience after a few 
> months, but one of the seeds I kept germinated a few
> weeks ago a year and 
> a half after it was potted up. This is the record
> for slow germination to 
> date, but I am still of hope that one if not both of
> the two seeds - 
> weighing more than 25 pounds each - of Lodoicea 
> maldivica, the 
> celebrated Coco de Mer (or Double Coconut) brought
> back from Praslin 
> Island in the Seychelles and planted in the ground
> here early last year 
> will germinate before this year is up. The coco de
> mer is a slow learner 
> in every respect and viable seeds can take two years
> to germinate.
> 
> Nice to be back in a warm country after a few weeks
> on the cold and 
> lonely Canadian prairie.
> 
> 
> William Glover
> Nevis, West Indies
> 


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