hi everyone... i'm new to this site & i want to know more about araceae plants, hope everyone could help me... i'm curious & want to know step by step, how we clean anthuriums seeds (fresh seeds) from the oil residue & how to germinate these seeds... thank you for everyone, especially this site in providing the information
hAVE 2 DISHES WITH WATER HANDY , squeeze seed out of berry into 1 , rinse off mesocarp and berry skin in the other . When finished place all seeds into tall screw top jar with a tiny drop of detergent . shake . pour off thick jelly like goo and save seeds [best to pour into strainer ] when clean , pour seeds onto layer of spagnum moss in preffered container .
Mic's information is absolutely on the money. Several friends who have made numerous trips to South America with botanists to collect specimens also suggested the following if you wish to store the seeds for any length of time. However, you should know, many Anthurium seeds won't last for long periods and still germinate, even if stored correct. 1) Once the seeds are clean, air dry them for a short period of time on a clean paper towel. Make sure all the pulp is removed. 2) Once slightly dry, place the cleaned seeds on a damp paper towel. Don't use a wet towel, just damp. 3) Wrap the damp towel and store it in a zip lock type bag. Squeeze out all the air. That package will keep the seeds viable for some weeks, perhaps even a month or more. But in most cases, seed collectors find Anthurium seed need to be put in loose soil fairly quickly and kept damp (not wet) in order to have them germinate. If you plan to mail them, pack in a padded package. Anthurium seeds can be easily crushed. Since you won't have all the berries ripen at the same time, you will need to make up quite a few packages in order to store an entire spadix full of seeds. Many of us often receive requests for 10,000 seeds of a single species at one time. As you can see from the process Mic described and the way they have to be stored, collecting and storing 10,000 seeds would be quite impossible. If you only can collect 500 seeds (approximately) from one spadix it would take 20 spadices to grow that many seeds. And you can't collect and store all those seeds on one day. You might get a few dozen in a single day ready to clean. By the time you cleaned and stored them all the first ones would no longer be viable. Huge quantities of Anthurium seeds would therefore be next to impossible to collect and store. It just isn't practical.
thank you for your reply & information guys... i'm currently using only water to clean the "jelly like goo" (oily residue), & i had to clean it 2-3 times (repeatedly) to remove the jelly from the seed (it gave me a hard time, cause i'm new in gardening & my dad was asking me to give him a hand to clean it >.< ). trikus: - do we need to fill in some water in jar ? - is it save for the seed ? photopro: i'm planning to put the seed directly in the media for germination (not for storage), but thank you for the information regarding seed storage. so guys, is there any other suggestion, in cleaning the seed? i read in some website, they use soapy water, to clean seed from the jelly residue, is it true ? if possible, could give some picture, for the cleaning process, so i get more understanding... ^^
If you are careful when squeezing out the seed from the berry , there will be a minimum amount of the gooo .In some species the go will wash away easily , others it is very persistant. The tall jar is used to watch the seeds settling to the botom so as to pour off the goo . If you have a safe area to grow seedlings you could squeeze the seeds straight onto a tray of spaghnum moss .
than you for the info guys. in my opinion, the seed will start to germinate with in 4 - 7 days. in the 3rd or 4th weeks, we will have 1 leave ^_^ you guys in there are so lucky, cause in my country there are a lot of fake nutrient formula (have not been tested or approved by government). by the way, do you know, any other media beside spaghnum moss, for germination?? during germination, do we need to put the seeds in dark room or there must be a sunlight ?
Many growers use different mediums. Each will just have to find what works for themselves. I have used a jungle soil mix with good success. I have around 10 species now growing from seeds in that mix.
rice husks are used in the Philippines and make a great additive to some medias used by mates . very light and open and long lasting . Its always best to experiment and try locally available medias as shipping in material can be very expensive . Coco-peat should be available , chopped up coconut husks are now made in Sri-Lanka and exported ..must be a powerful machine as I have tried to chop up the husk , its strong . Aged husks stored for a year or 2 , rough side up , soften up and can be chopped up with a cane knife. I used to use this cut into fist sized chunks to pot up large bromeliads and Anthuriums .. mixed with scoria and leaf mould .. all local and very cheap .
Of the ones I have done I haven't ever washed them, just popped them out onto paper towels, let them dry and planted them
