Germinating Aristolochia tagala seeds

[Joel Lyons]

 Hi, Nigel and Rudy!

 What about Aristolochia durior
 (please and thank you)?

Nigel Venters wrote:

> Hi Rudy,
>
> I grow 15 different species of Aristolochia and have found the following:
>
> 1. The seed does not remain viable for very long.
> 2. The seeds take a long time to germinate.
> 3. Use a neutral soil...they will grow in very acid to very alkaline
> soil...but I find neutral works best to germinate!
> 4. Always quicker in a propagator with a gentle bottom heat.
> 5. When established I use a very weak tomato fertiliser very sparingly!
>
> Nigel
>
> P.S. I don't bother with A. elegans, Battus are very tolerant but many
> Aristolochia feeders like Parides & Atrophaneura won't touch it!
> a couple of real good all rounders (If you can find them) to grow are A.
> triangularis & A.triobata...these are evergreen...grow large and quickly,
> grow well in a good sized pot but need to kept inside in the winter if you
> experience frost. They are both nice plants and I use them as attractive
> houseplants in the winter and they do well in very low light conditions.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rudyvic" <rckint at hotmail.com>
> To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 11:21 PM
> Subject: Germinating Aristolochia tagala seeds
>
> > Help!  How do you germinate aristolochia tagala seeds?  How long does
> > it usually take for a seedling to grow?
> > I overfertilized my very lush Aristolochia tagala and Aristolochia
> > elegans and I have to restart again.  I used a sustained release
> > fertilizer and they killed all my vines.
> > Now I'm back to zero.
> > Thanks.
> > Rudy
> > rckint at hotmail.com
> >
> >
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