Re: strelitzia nicolai
bett mctigue wrote:
>
> I've been given some strelitzia nicolai seed and would be grateful for any
> advice on how best to proceed. I'm in England, so it will need all the
> help it can get.
Hi Bette
Probably same as S reginae:-
Soak 30 mins before sowing. Sowing temp 21-24 C Transplant as soon as
germination occurs.(Not quite sure why, probably they exude some
inhibiting chemical into the sowing medium).
However, I wonder if you are aware what you are getting into. Unless you
perhaps live near Torquay you will need to house this in a greenhouse
and it can grow up to 20ft high with a spread of 12 feet. Not for
nothing is it known as the Giant Strelitzia or Wild Banana.
I should be inclined to leave it to somewhere like Kew to give it a
home!!
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
