Bowenia serrulata

Bowenia serrulata
Byfield Fern

A stunning dwarf cycad with an underground stem and up to 35 long-stalked, fernlike leaves that are divided into numerous leaflets. B. serrulata comes from a small area in southeastern Queensland, Australia, where it grows in moist forest. It adapts well to cultivation and can be successfully grown in tropical and warm temperate climates where it prefers warm, humid conditions out of the sun. These seeds have been increasingly difficult to come by in recent years.

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Seeds from this species ...

...very easy to germinate.
I just received this new seeds and 6 of 10 already show a little white root: what should I do? Do they really germinate so easily: it's incredible
Submitted on 22/10/2004 by Sabrina Milani sabrina.borg@libero.it

...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
No different from other cycads. Soaked for 2-3 days in warm water (80F / 25C) then to baggies with barely damp coconut fiber, kept at 30C / 90F. Don't give up on cycad seeds; some sprout quickly, others straggle over months.
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