Seeds on the stem went dry

[Giorgio Pozzi]

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>  When this happens, it generally means that there was no pollination, > but that the ova were triggered into the early stages of development > by some other stimulus. In other words, a false pregnancy!
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>  Remember that almost all arisaemas have only male or female flowers > on any given plant, so that unless you have both sexes of the species > (or something related closely enough to hybridize), viable seeds won't > be produced.
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>  Granted, some say that there can be occasional viable seed production > without pollination by a process called apomixis (comparable to 
> parthenogenesis in animals) but I've never seen any convincing 
> evidence of such in arisaemas. Info about this should be available in > the archives from postings a few years ago.
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>  Jim McClements
>  50 S. Prestwick Ct.
>  Dover, Delaware 19904, USA
>  Zone 7a
>  302-734-2836
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Hi Jim, I wrote to your address a mail with some pictures, may be that mail was lost ?

For the seeds dry, I must say that at the end of June we had here a 
very high temperature, over 35 °/37°  despite of some storms with a =lot 
of rain.

I saw that the seeds of Dracontium and Consanguineum, started and 
packed on 30 June, took a week to show the first germs, now with the 
same seeds started and packed on July 15, with 10° less outside, they took 11 days to start germination.

In that hot period I saw the seeds stopping to rippen, some plants also who started ( very late )   coming out from soil didn't flower and 
those plants were very slow in growth.

I am now growing Flavum abb. seedlings, Dracontium ( from a plant I 
bought in Rome), and Consanguineum, with pots with akadama, ( like 
Turface ) and they seem fine, i water them once a day, at night 
together with the bonsai I have in shadow.
Early to say if Osmocote is working well or not, but till now 
everything is OK, some pictures available of potted seeds and 
seedlings.

Thanks and regards
Giorgio
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