-- Duncan McAlpine Federal Way WA USA http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/ mcalpin@eskimo.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 20:06:28 -0800 From: "Mark A. Lysne" <mlysne@logicon.com> To: seeds-digest-request@eskimo.com Subject: Re: Rauwolfia Rauvolfia serpentina is a very erratic germinator and can take a year to germinate. I find that giving it warm (85 degrees F) can speed germination. I had two (out of 20) seeds that germinated within two weeks at this temperature. Mark Lysne >Has anyone had experience germinating this seed? (Rauvolfia serpentina) It >is a tender perennial from India.