You are very welcome nca270 :) I recieved a cutting from a friend a while back in Florida. Thank you for sharing the agar agar jelly idea...maybe my next mission :) Happy gardening!

Hi, just now in a process in my life where I am wanting to grow Pandanas my self. As of now I have a Hala Pandanas fruit and need to get some of the seeds growing. I'm doing this for future Pandanas at a bird wildlife sanctuary in Hawaii . I know its a long shot, but do you have any advice from your trial run experience in 2005, with growing pandanas from seed, germination requirements and likely time to germination, also any special seed pre treatment. Any information on your experience would be greatly appreciated. :)

I think it looks great! I do like Pandanus but unfortunately, I can't grow them outside..., and they get BIG. There are some really nice variegated varieties too; think creamy white and green. Being that I have to overwinter mine in the house, I guess I should just enjoy my thornless Pandan (Pandanus amarylifolius). You do realize, that they will naturally rise out of the pot you put them in (on their stilt roots). Just be sure you use a well-draining mix (even a gritty type mix) as they don't like soggy conditions.

The genus used to be more commonly grown as "houseplants", but too many people had problems with those serrated leaves. Unfortunately, they are not as readily available as in past years in the "indoor" plant trade. Currently, I am growing a spineless species (Pandanus amarylilfolius/Pandan plant), which is used in SE Asian cuisines, btw.