germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ...
... are not rated.
On 26-april-2006, I bought 10 Dictyosperma album seeds from a website, when they arrived my home, they wrapped by a wet tissue, then I opened them, therehad 9 of them were germinate, then I planted the germinate seeds in a flower pot with soil ,then I placed them in near my dining room window, the room temperature is 20.5 degree-31.5 degree ,now it has grew some leaf out. I think it is very easy to grow!(the seeds and seedling shape and size are still like archontophoenix sp.)
Submitted on 25/06/2006 by Edwin Yiu edwin01205@yahoo.com.hk
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
1st seedling after 2 months. Cheap mix of sand and potting soil, moist, covered, in heat (80 degrees).
Submitted on 01/03/2003 by Steve Flynn sflynn22@mac.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
3 days water pre-soaking. Seeds were placed in clear plastic sandwich box with tight lid intosphagnum moss that
was slightly moist by touch. Temperature - 33 - 35 d.C.First seed germinated on 73rd day of sowing, last one
- after 3 months.Total germination rate achieved is 60%.
Submitted on 19/11/2002 by Sergei Leonov serileonov@hotmail.com
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 3 months to sprout.
Seven seeds, first soaked in warm water for three days with daily
water changes, then planted about 5mm below surface of 50/50 perlite-peat
moss substrate in early October 2001. Seeds were sown in a shoebox
sized plastic 'Tupperware' like container with a lid and then placed
in front of a south facing window. Temperatures were unknown, though
most likely around 80-85F/27-29C. Moisture was maintained by occasionally
sprinkling bottled spring water on top of substrate. First seed
germinated in about five weeks. The rest germinated within two more
weeks. All are now planted in individual containers and appear to
be growing vigorously.
Submitted by Jason C. Skelly Skellsbells@aol.com
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of high ornamental value 
In north in Fiji Islands they need average care and grow normal.
Does very well here without much attention. However it attracts grasshoppers that ruin the leaves. Palms planted out to full sun when under 3 years of age were sunburnt for about a year but older palms did not have this trouble. All transplanted without any set-back. Grows well coastally if not in pure sand.
Submitted on 10/02/2007 by Jim Valentine snlsavusavu@connect.com.fj
If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture
by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.
Ratings and comments reflect individual experiences and the views of our visitors. They do not necessarily describe the most
appropriate methods, nor are they necessarily valid for all seeds or plants of this species. Germination and plant cultivation
success depends on many different factors; nevertheless, these experiences will hopefully aid you in your effort to get the
best germination results from our seeds and the best growth results from your plants.
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