Alexander Palm Germination

[Jlewis3]

Hello,

I was curious if anyone had a successful germination process and time frame for Alexander palm seeds?

Thank you,

Jordan

[Brandon39.5]

59 minutes ago, jordantlewis3 said:

Hello,

I was curious if anyone had a successful germination process and time frame for Alexander palm seeds?

Thank you,

Jordan

If you are talking about archontophoenix alexandrae yes, I bought 10 seeds, and they germinated in 2 weeks. I've used orchid moss in a tapper and I had it outdoors, +80º every day and minimum temp 70º now the palms are starting to get their first leaf.

[Jlewis3]

Ok awesome. I have 17 seeds and they’ve been germinating for 12 days now. So I’m eager to see them pop. I’ve had them indoors at 77-82 degrees..do you think that is good temp or should I put them outside? I’m in Arizona so it’s still about 100 everyday and in the high 60s/low 70s at night 

[Brandon39.5]

10 hours ago, jordantlewis3 said:

Ok awesome. I have 17 seeds and they’ve been germinating for 12 days now. So I’m eager to see them pop. I’ve had them indoors at 77-82 degrees..do you think that is good temp or should I put them outside? I’m in Arizona so it’s still about 100 everyday and in the high 60s/low 70s at night 

Indoors between 70 and 85 is perfect. Keep them in there, they should pop in a couple of days, which media are you using? Perlite? Coco fiber? I will upload a couple of pictures of mine poping out in a couple of minutes. 

[Brandon39.5]

1 hour ago, Brandon39.5 said:

Indoors between 70 and 85 is perfect. Keep them in there, they should pop in a couple of days, which media are you using? Perlite? Coco fiber? I will upload a couple of pictures of mine poping out in a couple of minutes. 

 

[johnnymak]

They're tough little things, grow like weeds in my garden. But I am in their natural habitat.

[happypalms]

So easy to propagate throw em in a pot of soil birds drop seeds everywhere they are a pioneer palm to me planted for the canopy they creat it literally becomes a weed 

[Patrick]

12 hours ago, johnnymak said:

They're tough little things, grow like weeds in my garden. But I am in their natural habitat.

I'll trade you all our Washingtonia volunteers for all of your Archontophoenix...  

[meridannight]

These germinate readily. Took mine about 3 weeks at 86º F.