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Re[2]: germinating Clivia miniata

     I hesitate to comment on this.  You all seem so educated and 
     experienced, but I have, in fact, grown Clivia from seed.  Actually, I 
     didn't - I am the laziest of gardeners.  It really grew itself.  I 
     have a lot of pots on my patio because the yard is not ready for 
     planting (while a lazy gardener, I'm uncompromising in terms of 
     eradicating things I consider weeds and will not plant until I feel 
     things are well in hand).  My Clivia flowered, and the berries 
     eventually fell off into other pots sitting around, and then sprouted. 
     The patio area is protected from the sun and extremes of temperature.  
     I water a lot because all the plants are in pots.  I didn't cover the 
     berries and didn't remove the berry pulp from the seeds.  In fact, I 
     did nothing.  I guess the lesson in this corresponds to the other 
     response; the seeds must be kept moist.  I now have several baby 
     Clivias.  The mother is flowering again, and I reckon the process will 
     repeat itself.  I'm waiting until the babies get some size on them and 
     then I'll give them away as gifts.  <weed>  Sunset Zones 14/15; USDA 
     Zone 9.


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Subject: Re: germinating Clivia miniata
Author:  seeds-list@eskimo.com at Internet
Date:    3/24/97 8:04 PM


Hi Phil,
My experience with Clivia is to NOT LET THE SEED DRY OUT!   As they are 
quite ornamental, I leave them on until the berries get very soft and "fall 
off" the stalk. I clean them of pulp by soaking in water and rubbing the 
berries gently and sow immediately in a well drained media, kept moist and 
warm.  I often get germination within a month or so.  As they have very 
large fleshy roots immediately, they tend to resent transplanting so I sow 
them individually into deep 2.25 inch pots (sometimes called "rose pots") 
     
Best Regards,
Scott
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Scott Gregory Vergara		
Burley, Washington  USA
USDA Zone 8 Ave Min Temp 10-20 deg F. Record low 0/hi 104 
svergara@pacific.telebyte.com,  HORTULANUS@aol.com 
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> From: Philip Stevens <pstevens@cats.ucsc.edu> 
> To: Seeds List <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
> Subject: germinating Clivia miniata 
> Date: Monday, March 24, 1997 3:21 PM 
> 
> I've been given a whole bunch of fruits of Clivia miniata, but have no 
idea
> how to germinate them.  They're presently drying (slowly) at room
> temperature.  I assume I should remove the seeds from the pulp before 
> sowing (am I right?).  But apart from that, I haven't a clue.  Any 
pointers
> from the list?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> Center for Cultural Studies
> University of California
> Santa Cruz, CA  95064
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