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Alexander Palm Germination

Jlewis3
Jlewis3
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Hello,

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

Thank you,

Jordan

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    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.

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    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 

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    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. 

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    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. 

     

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

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    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 

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    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... ;) 

    Oakley, California

    55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

    Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

    Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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

    Species I'm growing from seed: Verschaffeltia splendida, Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos, Licuala grandis, Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, Bentinckia condapanna, Livistona benthamii, Licuala mattanensis 'Mapu', Beccariophoenix madagascariensis, Chrysalidocarpus decaryi. 

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