germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ...
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
hello, i ordered some of these seeds from rarepalmseeds and they all germinated using the soak and bag method,
now they are 3 years old and are beautiful, going on 2 1/2 ft. tall. i have them planted in crummy garden soil
in a 2 gallon pot that is sandy and i fertilize them 1 time each season. i water them only when the soil is
dry, then they get a good soaking in the well draining pots. they are outside now in full sun, spring summer
and fall, and i bring them into the greenhouse during the winter. i live in s.w. oklahoma where the temps are
25f to 107f. these guys are easy to grow needing practically nothing to do well. be careful when they are young
cause you can kill them by overloving. they are also attractive.
Submitted on 02/10/2005 by greg maurek Vegas1yeahbaby@aol.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
As do all palms, us the correct temperture needed to see results. This palm was easy to grow. The only thing
I did was put it in a warm place, put the seeds in a sealed container with moist soil, and soon, the water will
rain on the seeds so you won't have to water them. Just make sure you take the lid off the container once a
week so the seeds can get fresh air.
Submitted on 08/03/2005 by one of our visitors
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
very east to germinate and needs up 1 month to sprout
Submitted on 13/01/2005 by mohammed abdulla matrooshi b_88888@hotmail.com
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to
sprout.
10% germination after 3 weeks. 100 seeds placed in Ziplock bag with moist peat only and no soaking beforehand.
Max day temp was 95F-105F and min night temp was 65F-75F.
Submitted on 11/08/2004 by Al Freeburne FreeburnesHoney@cs.com
...easy to germinate.
Seeds were started placed between damp paper towels which were then put into a ziplock bag. This was then placed
into a cardboard box and suspended over a heat vent. First germination occurred in 25 days, then 27 days. At
day 31 there are still 4 more that have not yet germinated.
Submitted on 09/04/2004 by one of our visitors
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
I had rubbed some liquid organic fungicide over the seeds (did not soak) and placed in a ziploc bag with nothing
but damp peat moss. The bag was placed about ten inches away from a fifteen-watt lamp and left. The first seed
germinated within three weeks, and all the rest (six total) followed within the next seven weeks. They are all
growing very rapidly, although one has leaves that are corkscrewing in on themselves. Very odd!
Submitted on 19/01/2004 by Ryan Taylor raticuslaviticus@msn.com
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Reasonable success with this species. After being soaked for 2 days, 14 seeds were sealed in zip-bags in a pre-moistened
mixture of 50% peat-based compost and 50% Vermiculite and kept at approx. 25º C. After 1 month, 4 seeds germinated
and are still doing well, albeit growing quite slowly, after 1 year.
Submitted on 30/11/2003 by David Matzdorf davidmatzdorf@blueyonder.co.uk
...very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to
sprout.
Seeds of this species are easy and fast, some germinate in a month and most come up in 3 months, an occasional
straggler comes up very late. Soak them distilled water for 48 hours prior to planting, and then put into a
baggie or a plastic sandwich box with 50% perlite and 50% milled sphagnum moss (squeezing free water out of
the mix). I keep them out of all sunlight, as for all palms seeds and mix need to be very clean. They have germinated
just sitting on a table, but probably would be faster under warmer conditions.
Submitted on 28/12/2002 by Joe Shaw jshaw1953@aol.com
...very easy to germinate and need
up to 1 month to sprout.
In Phoenix, AZ, my father had a building with several pygmy date
palms on a western exposure, sheltered by a small overhang. They
fruited out one fall and I decided to try germinating some seeds.
They were remarkably easy to germinate. I put the seeds in small
pots with soil straight from the desert floor and they germinated
within a couple weeks. They failed to stay alive, though, probably
through either neglect in watering or overexposure or underexposure
to the sun.
Submitted on 13/04/2002 by Wyatt Lines frailion@hotmail.com
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
Also see germination commnets above.
Plants from this species ...
... are of high ornamental value 
In London in England they need average care and grow slow.
I managed to kill my first P. roebelenii, purchased as a small pot plant, with a mixture of too much shade and too much water, leading to root rot. So I germinated 3 seeds 2 years ago and the seedlings are very healthy, albeit very slow-growing. They made pinnate leaves when only a few months old and are already very decorative, but are still only 200mm-300mm tall. I kept them indoors, potted into a soil-less compost mixed with 20% vermiculite, until last May, when I put them outdoors for the Summer, where they grew slowly and steadily. They have had very little fertiliser. I brought them indoors in early November.
Submitted on 19/11/2005 by David Matzdorf davidmatzdorf@blueyonder.co.uk
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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