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Re: Saving Fuchsia Seeds


I have germinated seeds from species fuchsias, in particular Isis, an 
encliandra.  I just let the fruit dry with the seed still inside and 
then planted them in the spring.  I got two germinated from four  
fruits.   Just today, I decided to see what was inside some fruits from 
a Madame Cornelissen that is out in my greenhouse. (heated only 
minimally, to keep it from actually going much below freezing) I simply 
plucked a fruit and squeezed it in my fingers to see if there were any 
seeds.  There do seem to be some, very small, but they look as 
though they may be mature so I will allow them to dry and sow them 
under lights in about February or March. In this case I would not plant 
the entire fruit because there are many seeds in each. 

The book, Fuchsias, by Jill Clark, says that to split the fruit in half 
and spread the pulp on absorbant paper and then separate the seeds and 
sow them at once.  She suggests covering them thinly with compost and 
germinating them at 60-66 Farenheit (16-19 Centigrade) with germination 
likely in about two weeks.  

If Malcolm, or anyone else, is interested in more advise, I 
would reccomend the Sweedish Fuchsia Society page at:  
http://www.klippo.se/nilsson/home.html

Anne 
comerslr@halcyon.com
On 1/2/97 at 10:44 AM, Malcolm Stracey <malcolm.stracey@btinternet.com> 
wrote: 

>Hi
>
>I am in possession of several ripe seed pods of Fuchsia, variety Swingtime.
> Can anyone tell me how I can extract these seeds from the pods so that I
>can sow them this season?  The pods are ripe and soft to the touch and are
>roughly a purple colour. How can I extract the seeds from the pulp?
>I have successfully germinated seeds which have been bought commercially,
>but this time I would like to try to germinate these seeds if at all
>possible.  Any help would be appreciated.
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