If you order any, be sure and find out for certain how old the seeds are and when they were collected. I have a very good friend in Hawaii who grows Crytostachys renda and he sent me a bag of seeds last year. Now, don't panic, I grow rare tropicals in a large greenhouse with a controlled environment. Not one of those seeds would germinate! I followed his instructions to the letter, which was to put the seeds in a sealed Zip Lock bag filled with damp sphagnum moss and keep it in bright indirect light where some sunlight could reach the bag daily. Nothing ever grew and I had been warned it could take four months. He told me later it is not uncommon for seeds to loose the ability to germinate quickly. I also have a friend in Naples, FL (near you) who grows these plants and he has to protect them if the temperature drops below 55 degrees F. The plant requires a lot of water (it is a swamp plant) and simply won't tolerate cold. If you want to send me a private note I'll give you an email address because I know he has seedlings available. I am also aware of a grower near Palm Beach who has plants already up and going and sells them at a reasonable price.
