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frangipanis from seed...

Posted by muzzbait melb, vic (z9) (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 6, 05 at 19:55

alrighty...i'm 'planning' on bringing a darling frangipani into the world via a seed. i've been perusing ebay for seeds, and whilst most vendors are selling WAY more than i need, i am quite satisfied with the prices. now, i need someone to break it to me, and give me the ABSOLUTE truth. if i was to purchase some frangipani seeds, WHAT sort of change would i have of seeing some sort of (a) sprout and (b) inflos, mindful of the fact i live in cold and often-rainy melbourne...

what would you guys recommend any particular style? should i even bother? i've got about 10 cuttings that i 'rooted' about two months ago, and they look alright, i guess...i've started bringing them in overnight, now. it's getting mighty cold, as some of you may know...

but yeah, do you think it's even worth the hassle? will it work down here in melbourne? i've seen HUGE frangipani trees down here, though i've been told they have been established cuttings (or even mini-trees) sent down from queensland.

so yeah, give it to me straight: what chances have i got? also, which ebay sellers would you recommend? is there anyone else i can buy seeds from???

thanking you all in advance...


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RE: frangipanis from seed...

We put some seed down about seven years ago and are about to see the first flowering. The seed grew readily on ordinary potting mix and almost all seed put down germinated. We have since given away most of the seedlings except a couple which are about to flower.


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RE: frangipanis from seed...

wow...thanks for your reply...

how tall were they before they started to flower? whereabouts in nsw are you? also, how do you 'treat' the seeds before you actually plant them? there is some technique where you seed to semi-soak the seeds or something before you can actually plant them in soil...

so, you don't need the perlite/cactus mix then? ordinary soil will do it???


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RE: frangipanis from seed...

For information on planting the seeds, check out the plumeria 101 website (link below).

Here is a link that might be useful: Plumeria 101


 
 

 

 


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