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Araeococcus Flavifloius Seeds

20 years ago

They finally popped out!

I'm so darn proud now with "all" this experience I feel like planting every bromeliad seed I can get my hands on!

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Comments (13)

  • 20 years ago

    Nice going Patris. How long before they sprouted ?
    Bob

  • 20 years ago

    Hmmmm..... that's odd. I've never seen brom seedlings stretch out like that, even in low light. They look more like grass seedlings. Are you sure you got the right thing, Patris?

    Mine always look like this:

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  • 20 years ago

    doesnt that plant look like grass when mature?

  • 20 years ago

    Congratulations ! Good parent Patris :-)
    And what is that silver leaves beside your seedling pot ?

  • 20 years ago

    I don't by any means have the experience you have with bromeliads Lisa, but lucky for me I do know and have the plant I took the seeds from.

    Bob these only took 9 days to sprout. I have been using the container you get from Taco Bell's Fiesta salads. Black bottom and clear dome top. Perfect nursery area with moisture and light enough to germinate seeds and 1 six pack fits just right inside.

    Your right hdd the flavifloius is a graceful grassy looking bromeliad with lots of color. One of my favorites.

    The one leaf you see Stephania is my cherished Ae. Phanerophlegia. As always hates to miss a photo opp. :-)
    Patris

  • 19 years ago

    These little babies are growing by leaps and bounds, but are still pretty delicate. Would like to know if I should just repot each cell as is, divide the plants or wait?
    Lisa you seem to do a lot of growing from seeds, what advice do you have for me please?

  • 19 years ago

    Do you have a picture of what they look like now, Patris? I can kind of tell by looking at them when they're ready to transplant.

  • 19 years ago

    Sorry, the flash makes these look pale.

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  • 19 years ago

    They look very fragile, Patris. As I said before, I've never seen brom seedlings stretch out like that, so I'm not quite sure how to handle them, but my instincts would be to leave them alone for a while and let them toughen up before you try to pull them apart. At that age they're very brittle and easy to break. They're not crowding the pot, so they can go for a while.

    Next time you do seeds, though, try spreading them evenly over the surface of the media, rather than all in a clump. That will make them easier to separate.

  • 19 years ago

    Use a watering tray so the soil soaks up the water instead watering from the top. Top watering will cause the seeds to bunch up when first sown unless you have a micro mister. (my first lesson on my first batch of seeds)

  • 19 years ago

    Patris, I think they need more light to be toughen.

  • 19 years ago

    Jumping in to the unknown here!! Thanks for all the tips.

    I have not put them outside yet as we have been having wind gusts of 20 to 55 mph. Don't think they could hold on!!

  • 19 years ago

    I hear you there Patris ..one of those 60mph almost got me..I had to grab a large rock to hold my but on the ground LOL and Im sure your seedlings dont weigh 110lbs

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