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any pictures of the fruit?
What's the trick to germinate them?I've read it takes few days but mine are not moving yet, it's almost 2 months.
Quote from: 00christian00 on March 02, 2020, 06:50:16 AMWhat's the trick to germinate them?I've read it takes few days but mine are not moving yet, it's almost 2 months.I'm not sure I just plant them
Quote from: Ertdude on March 02, 2020, 08:12:43 AMQuote from: 00christian00 on March 02, 2020, 06:50:16 AMWhat's the trick to germinate them?I've read it takes few days but mine are not moving yet, it's almost 2 months.I'm not sure I just plant themHow long did it take you to see something move?
Does your plant look like mine? I have difficulty distinguishing between B. balansae and B. pinguin, and I'd like to see what other people are calling by those names.
I was leaning more towards B. balanse as well. These are very easy to propogate by offset (pup) so that I've never bothered to save any seeds. I guess it might be tricky getting a plant to you in the mail. I'll watch for seed this year. They usually bloom in late summer in Texas.
May we have some photos of the wild fruit you found and of what sprouted from them, especially fruits that grew from the seeds you found?
I just walked down the hill and picked some dry fruits off last year's inflorescence. I got 12 seeds from the dried fruits. The seeds are tough little round spheres. My guess is that they're viable.I also have a medium-sized offset that I could send, but they'd be a medium sized box (24in square) and I'm not sure whether they'd get intercepted in the mail to PR. You could start with the seeds and ask me for a pup if they don't germinate...up to you.