My first seedpod

16 years ago

I was so happy to find this today :)

It is on this plant

I was so surprised that when I realized what it was, I actually took a step backwards...I thought it was another praying mantis at first glance, LOL

Here is why I thought it was a praying mantis

He either moved or I accidentally chopped off his head...ooops, LOL

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ruthie_2007
16 years ago
Hi Plumeriastix,

Congrats on the seed pod. I, too, got the surprise of my first seed pod this summer. I can't wait to plant the seeds! Too bad we have to wait so long.

Good luck with yours,
Ruthie
karyn1
16 years ago
Congrats on your seed pod. I'm happy enough when I get blooms. I'd probably faint if I saw a seed pod. lol
Karyn
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Cindeea...yes the Exotic StarXRed Lion seeds were chaff. I just didn't inform you as not to spoil your excitement. Thanks anyway. It's the thought that counts...right girlfriend? I have been watching my GilmarXGilmar seeds to sprout too. They were planted Feb. 20. Elizabeth...This is Gilmar that was given to me by my friend. and this is what I have been calling GilmarII. I got this at HD in a box named Piquant. It is very similar with Gilmar except for the elongated lower petals. Gilmar has more prominent veins. I have harvested seeds from SG using both Gilmar and GilmarII pollens. I will still have to plant them and see their germination rate if ever. My heater vents in both the living room and dining room are all occupied by doughnut containers...lol. Hopefully it will be warm enough to plant them without needing bottom/extra heat. Another seedpod that is holding on is Exotic StarXPapilio pollinated last Feb. 20. Another seedpod with same cross on same scape aborted. Two pollination of Exotic StarXGilmarII is still under observation. Two pollination of Exotic StarXJade Serpent failed. I will update you again. By the way, I have important info about Jade Serpent. It is NOT a diploid.
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Well, like I said, this was my first attempt at pollinating, so will be my first seedpod I see in person, but I am pretty sure if the stem from the blossom yellows there will be no seedpod, it will probably fall off. I am not planning to get serious into hybridizing and start naming, etc.. just personal enjoyment. I took a NOL bloom that was about to fall off and smeared the thing with pollen around in my MM bloom.. I know this is not the prober way to do it but I think it took and I may get a pod. If you have a bloom that is fading and you want to try a cross, I recomment taking a fading one about to fall off and cross it with something to see if you get a pod just for fun.
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Yay, Lucy, WTG!!! Show us those little guys when they start sprouting. Luvbrugs, Love your babies ......and you're gonna be covered up in seeds if ya stick around! I will be harvesting some more right before Christmas! And you heard Kylie- 40 seedpods! .................. Let's see, an average of 100 seeds per pod x 40 + 4000 SEEDS!!!! Whoa!! I still have not received an email from some of you! have a great Saturday! ~Brenda
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Sara, I find that this plant does need heat to bloom seeing as how we had a very cool spring and it didn't start blooming until after the summer heat had begun in earnest. I would think that you would have the needed heat in Florida but perhaps as Andrea suggested your plant is in some sort of protected microclimate that keeps it cooler than I think. Another possibility is that if you are gardening in sandy soil, you need to add some triple phosphorus or bone meal to up your soil's phosphorus levels. Phosphorus stimulates root growth and then eventually bloom production. Another possibility is that you are feeding it too much nitrogen fertilizer and it is just producing foliage and no blooms. These are the only things that I can think off right off the top of my head that could be causing your plant not to bloom. One last thing, how old are your plants? Perhaps if this is the first year they were started from seed, they are still establishing themselves and will bloom once the plant matures. The first year my plants were grown from seed, they bloomed some but not as much as in subsequent years.
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trojanfan53
16 years ago
Hi Jeri ,Dave here yea the same one who bought your Candy Stripe. Like to ask you whats the best way to harvest a seed pod ? I also have one on an unknown white/pink that looks like it's almost ripe. It's about 8" long dark brown in color and this week got a crack starting . I have heard you can cover them with woman's hosiery stocking ?? but never tried it.
plumeriastix
Original Author
16 years ago
Dave ~ This is my first seedpod, but you are correct. Either cut off the leg/foot of one of your wife's (?) pantyhose or go and get some cheap knee high stockings. Place this over the seed pod and attach it somehow so it can't blow away. It sounds as if you need to do this quickly because it's ready to open. HURRY... or, if it has already started cracking it might be safe to bring it in the house but I'm not sure. Congrats on the seeds, is it a named variety? How is your Candy Stripe? Mine have gotten so large it would cost a foryune to ship them. Am thinking about offering a delivery service in a 150 mile radius from me for 30.00. Only catch is you must buy at least two plants. What do you think, would anyone be interested? The 30 bucks is actually less than I could ship two plants for...

Karyn ~ I was ready to faint to, then I went running in the house but roommie wouldn't come and look, LOL...Dang roommates!!! I think mine had already been pollinated as here in the desert there isn't anything with a long enough snoot to get way down in there, ROFL. I've been meaning to try the pine needle method but I keep losing the ones that BF brings me from his house :)
trojanfan53
16 years ago
Thanks for the information Jeri will do the panty hose net thing TODAY lol. That candy stripe doing fine, it's starting some new leaves. You must have a small car for $30.00 delivery , heck thats only 3/8 of a tank on my truck.
oorah
16 years ago
panty hose net....what next girdles....I am not an expert but some of the things people do....just let nature take its course....just do a daily look see and when the pod opens break it from the tree and do what you will with them but these are tree pods not fragile things....I've had lots of pods and who ever wants them can have them..but..sorry if I overstep but had to air my feelings...
plumeriastix
Original Author
16 years ago
Oorah, on a windy day here in so. ca. an open seedpod with nothing to catch the seeds is disastrous. We don't do it to protect them only to keep from losing the seeds to the wind.
oorah
16 years ago
Oh...ok.....never had that problem but I can see it happening but still....pantyhose...seems that it might prevent the pods from opening....
plumeriastix
Original Author
16 years ago
Dave - glad your CS is doing well. Mine are all loving the heat here, they are growing so quickly and the leaves are getting huge :) My car is small (Saturn) but large enough to bring 6 footers home from the nurseries, LOL!!!
kasiec
16 years ago
Jeri - congratulations on your new seed pod. It's so much fun. I enjoy rooting plumerias, but growing seeds has got to be my favorite past time now.

Kasie
plumeriastix
Original Author
16 years ago
Kasie - Since it's my first I am a little overprotective, LOL. I go out everyday and first thing I do is make sure it hasn't fallen off or something... :)

I put a hummingbird feeder up a few weeks ago. At first we just has a pair of them and then a third and fourth came along and they all started fighting. So off to get a second feeder...put that up and now we have 7 possibly eight and they are dive bombimg and flying like kamikazi's all through the plumies...they are cute as long as they don't knock my seedpod off, LOL
john_luvs_frangipani
16 years ago
Congratulations on your seed pod Jerri. I still haven't gotten one. Oh well, can't have it all I suppose!

John
karyn1
16 years ago
Oorah you'd crack up if you saw my fig trees. I have bits of netting and panty hose all over the tree to protect the fruit from the birds and squirrels. They just sit and wait for the figs to ripen and snatch them from under my nose!
Karyn

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