Iguanura elegans from seed

[John in Andalucia]

These are undoubtedly the cutest little seedlings I've ever sprouted; with random colour too! 

I'm keeping them in a humidity box, but hope to acclimatise them as house plants, however complex that may be. (A homemade terrarium has always been on my 'to-do' list.)

Feel free to show yours here, with any observations...

[realarch]

Well, you're doing better than I am as far as getting seed to germinate. Could be my seed just wasn't viable yet. 

Of course I am fortunate to be able to run up the hill and pick up what I need from local growers. 

Well done, hope they flourish for you. I'll snap some photos and post. Spectacular little palms.

Tim

[John hovancsek]

Such a great palm. I just got one for the garden and have a few seeds. 

[John in Andalucia]

21 hours ago, realarch said:

Well, you're doing better than I am as far as getting seed to germinate. Could be my seed just wasn't viable yet. 

Of course I am fortunate to be able to run up the hill and pick up what I need from local growers. 

Well done, hope they flourish for you. I'll snap some photos and post. Spectacular little palms.

Tim

Thanks, Tim. The seeds came from an eBay seller in Thailand, whom I've purchased from before. 5 /10 seeds sprouted, surface sown at mid-to-high 80's F.

[John in Andalucia]

19 hours ago, John hovancsek said:

Such a great palm. I just got one for the garden and have a few seeds. 

Nice score. It'll make for some nice ground coverage around your property!

[realarch]

Here are a couple of photos from the garden. These are Iguanura wallichiana, (pinnate leaves), and I. wallichiana var. major. 

Nice specimen John. 

 

Tim

[John hovancsek]

Thanks Tim.  I also have one that I am not really familiar with but excited to see how it does for me

[PalmatierMeg]

I love this genus but haven't had much luck keeping species alive more than a few weeks or months. Longest lived was an I. wallichiana v major that made it over a year before carking.

[realarch]

That's too bad Meg, such nice little palms. I will admit that they are a bit finicky, even here in East Hawaii. Trying to get the sun exposure and moisture just right really affects how good these look at any given time. 

John, I wonder if Bill got the tags mixed up. Here's what I got as I polymorpha. Looks like crap and I need to get this one in the ground. 

Tim

 

[John in Andalucia]

On 11/06/2018, 21:05:58, realarch said:

 

Superb shot, Tim.

I know I shouldn't be attempting these over here, but it's like the attraction of the fairground stalls - you simply have to have a go! I'll update in due course.

[realarch]

Thanks John! I agree, give it a go. Not everything survives here as well.

Tim

[fotodimatti]

Any update on those seedlings, @John in Andalucia?