Sheer luck! (Germination, Licuala peltata var. sumawongii)

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Here's the back story you may skip over if you want: I bought seeds for Licuala peltata var. sumawongii last September. Got them all prepped and bagged as soon as I received them. A couple of months later a single seed come up and decided this world was not for him as soon a he laid eyes on it. Then, for months, nothing. Which is how things have gone with this species for me the previous time I tried it. I usually find Licualas easy to germinate, but for some reason var. sumawongii does not wanna come up for me. 

Anyway, today I thought I'd check on my Raphia australis seeds I hadn't checked on in a couple of months. They're at the back in a hard to reach spot on my audio amplifier (my substitute for a heat mat) because I know they don't need daily/weekly checks.

So when I went to check on them, I noticed the bag with my Licuala peltata var. sumawongii had fallen off the amp. I had forgotten I still even had these seeds. I last checked on these in February or March. So my surprise was all the more greater when I opened the baggie to find one tiny seedling in the by now bone dry medium in the bag. I can't imagine for how long he would have survived in there with no moisture and no light, and I may have just as well gone to check on my Raphias at the end of the summer for all I know. By then, I'm sure, it would have been too late. 

So, a bit of a blind luck to go along with this palm journey of mine. It's one of the most beautiful species of palm, and this little guy was so lucky I found him when I did.