Re: Germinating Gloriosa seeds
- To: , "Medit-Plants"
- Subject: Re: Germinating Gloriosa seeds
- From: W* G*
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:55:04 -0500
Nan Sterman wrote on 11/14/99 7:25 PM:
>Hiya! I collected some ripe seeds from my gloriosa lili (G. rothschildiana
>if I spelled it correctly). I see that the seed is fleshy -- can you all
>adivise me on how to germinate the seed?
The secret of germinating Gloriosa seeds seems to be warmth (minimum 80F
or 27C) and constant moisture. I've germinated them successfully by
sowing the seeds in peatlite/John Innes compost - covered to a depth of a
few mm - in a plastic pot with bottom drainage holes set in a pan of
water so that the peatlite mixture stays constantly wet. The least drying
of the seeds after being so sown is invariably fatal. Easier to propagate
from offsets or by division of the tubers.
Warm regards,
William Glover
New York/Nevis, W.I.
