I came across a few seeds for this plant and again, can find very little information such as soil type etc. Does anyone know care/germination instructions for these little guys?
Shannon, I don't grow this plant, so I can't help you out on the germination and care (hopefully someone can) but would love to try one sometime.... Thought you and others might like to see it in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVBTqh37TGM
That's pretty cool, thanks Bluewing! Very hard to find any information on it, guess I'll just have to experiment and hope it stays alive after it sprouts lol
Woohoo I finally found some information! Here's the link http://www.seedaholic.com/desmodium-gyrans-telegraph-plant.html Bluewing I planted three seeds so I'll keep you in mind if they all take ;)
it's amazing what a search engine can do http://www.rarexoticseeds.com/Tropi...ph_Plant_Desmodium_Motorius_Gyrans_Seeds.html
Actually, I did search it several times through google and still couldn't find a whole lot on it until earlier today. Thank you for the information.
Thank you Shannon, I'm glad you found some information! It looks like in the link you posted the info covered everything you were looking for... After seeing the way the plant moved in the video, I MUST have one! Good luck with yours!
Hi again! If all of these seeds take I'd be more then happy to send you one :) If you'd rather start your own I found them on ebay. Thanks again for all your help, you've been great
Shannon, It's very nice of you to offer:) The only thing is, I can't send, or except plants to/from Canada, some kind of law to guard against diseases being brought into the country.. I will look on ebay and hopefully get one in the spring. If you get your seeds to grow, maybe you could post a photo! Take care!
I didn't mean it that way, I use multiple search engines on my quest for more knowledge. I'm sorry if I came off wrong. We are all here to learn from and help each other.
Not taken "that way" :) I'm grateful for any information that anyone can find on these guys, very little of it out there! Thank you again! :)
Bring water to a boiling point and soak the seeds in a cup with the boiling water. This will help soften the seed shell to encourage the seeds to sprout. You can also try taking a nail filer and gently scratching the seed surface. This will also help sprout the seeds faster since they have a hard shell. Once they have sprouted, plant them with the sprouts facing down. Cactus soil works well. Make sure the soil is ALWAYS kept damp. Be careful not to overwater them I would also suggest putting a humidity tent over them (any sandwich bag would work) as it would both help keep the soil moist and these plants love humidity. It's also recommended that the soil be fertilized once a month. Keep in mind these plants dont do well in temperatures below 70^F. I have 2 very happy plants (:
Hi,i bought a few seeds from a seedhouse and here is the instructions from the bag. Soak seed for 12hrs. Plant 1/2" deep in loamy soil,keep warm and lightly moist. Bright light. Hope this helps.
