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Rebutia spec. seedling; seeded 28th July 2010, so approx. 8 months old. With spring sun it started to grow quicker noticeably.
This is how it looks after some more months: flic.kr/p/aDZxvB
The aubergine seedlings are just showing through, after 3 weeks of warm weather in the greenhouse propagator. It's been a long wait!
10 month old seedling.
This critically endangered palm species been called by many as the most beautiful palm to come from Madagascar. Its only habitat is in a steep-sided valley below the long ridge leading eastwards from the village of Sahavary, north-east of Maroantsetra at 350-450m elevation. There are only ~10 adults left in habitat with just a few seedlings. The ground below the adult palms is said to be literally covered with ungerminated seed and it has not been determined why so very few of these sprout. In cultivation these large seeds are notoriously difficult seeds to germinate. It is a truly massive palm species that grows up to 20m tall with a trunk up to 1m in diameter.
The new leaves change in colour from light burgundy to lavender with a glaucous bloom in both juveniles and adult plants, later fading to dark green. The leaves remain bifid for the first few years of growth. Its crownshaft is perhaps one of the most ornamental aspects of this species. It is up to 1.2m in length and is multicoloured in shades of pink, lavender and grey, quite a contrast to its dark green leaves, dark burgundy petioles and colourful emergent leaves which can grow up to 4.2m in length. The infrafoliar inflorescences are quite large, 2m long and branched multiple times. Currently Jeff Marcus has the largest seedling in the US, and I believe the largest specimen ex situ is in north Queensland, Australia.
I first learnt about this special species when I was 18 and got very excited about it. I bought a seedling in 2004 when I was working in California and kept it very happy in a client's greenhouse. I wanted very much to take it with me to Hawai'i but palm parts are restricted for import from the mainland. This species is quite rare in cultivation, especially in climates suitable for its growth. It is thought that there are many more of these in greenhouses in climates too cool for them than outdoors in climates where such a massive palm could grow and successfully reach a size to make reproduction possible. This is really quite a shame.
I was able to purchase 110 seeds in 2008 and divided my seeds between two clear plastic storage bins. Because of mixed tips I found about which substrates are suitable for sowing seed of this species I settled on sowing half the seed in coarse perlite, peat (1:1) and the other half in vermiculite, peat (2:1). This left each bin divided in half. Both bins were then placed onto a heating mat of which I kept the thermostat set between 32-38°C.
I began to see germination 3 months after sowing. I was ecstatic! I had far better success in the perlite, peat medium. Sprouting was staggered: 3 in the 3rd month, 5 in the 4th, 3 in the 5th, 1 in the 6th, 3 in the 7th, and 1 in the 8th. 17 germinated, but 3 of these didn't have enough strength to push their eophylls out. Still I was very pleased to have 14 healthy seedlings.
In December 2009 I shared 8 of my seedlings with Hawaiian institutions:
5 to the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lāwa'i, Kaua'i
1 to Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, O'ahu
1 to Lyon Arboretum, O'ahu
1 to Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, O'ahu
I really hope that they will grow successfully in these gardens to help in the preservation of this species and also so the public can enjoy them because currently the only sizeable plants in Hawai'i are in private gardens, mostly on Hawai'i island.
My new seedlings: I don´t know what colour the Iris and Hemerocallis will have, its always a surprise.
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Acacia seedlings.
Part of a large-scale reforestation effort in the rainforest of Kianjavato, Madagascar.
Shot while volunteering for Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership.
More from Madagascar here.
Seeded January 10, 2012.
Very annoying species. :) They grow some very strong and hairless root which constantly pushes the tiny seedlings out of the substrate, so one is constantly busy trying to get them back in again. Which is a rather tricky process.
Seedlings from housefly-induced self-pollination of Amorphophallus titanum. Chlorophil7 also has a set of seedlings.
Click here for information on germination of the seeds.
This was very tricky. The seedlings are on the beach of the enormous Negro river and it was so windy that it took me many shots while trying to get a relatively sharp one. I still don't have a tripod either.
These seedlings were being transplanted from a small pot with several others to their own, bigger pots. The lighting is a grow light.
A man planting seedlings in Indonesia.
Photo by Charlie Pye-Smith/CIFOR
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22 day old caladium seedlings, they look like mini caladiums. I'm really excited to see what colours will turn up
Just put these on the balcony (with cover). Hopefully they will survive as is quite sheltered and mild here.
Common seedlings in the understorey of Ashgrove Reserve (I expect they look native to most of the people weeding it). The leaves are tough but brittle and have a pleasant odour when crushed.
Seedlings of Trochocarpa gunnii (fragrant purpleberry). Trochocarpa is one of a number of stone-fruited Ericaceae that are frequently encountered in Tasmania. This group of species are particularly problematic to germinate and in recent years the RTBG seedbank has been making a concerted effort to resolve the germination requirements.
Rice seedling in Africa.
Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
I have all the trays marked and list of what's in each tray.
Didn't look at list, but these are squash or pumpkin plants.
Although I had the top off at first, I began to worry they'd dehydrate too much and/or attract pests that I'd bring back in the house when I took the seedlings back in. So I put the top on. By the time I checked later in the afternoon, the Clemson Spinless 80 okra seedlings had wilted on their sides. Not from lack of water, but they were probably cooked. Sheesh.