I've got a bunch of Tango Leucospermum seeds now, and more to come this spring from the plant(which I planted last year from 5gallon). Thanks very much for posting! Suprisingly, there's a baby volunteer Leucospermum sprouting about a couple inches tall from last year's flowers under the main Tango bush,… though the stem of the baby seedling got nibbled by an insect and so the leafy stem is basically decrepit,… maybe a new shoot will sprout from the stem base.
I threw some seeds into my herb garden last fall - two rooted and are now 12-15” tall. Should I cut them back (if so, how much?) before trying to pot them? Appreciate all your work on these beautiful plants.
Awesome Cool video brother!!! 🌱😎👍 I bought those Smokepads (in South Africa) too! Maybe it's a scam! 😜😂 Never thought of using "Liquid Smoke" as a substitute - very resourceful! 😉 Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity or time to plant my Leucasperma & Protea seeds...😒 Hopefully sometime soon. (Hope their still viable - I bought them a little over 2 yrs ago. 😶)
@@sunbird7349 they are about 7 inches tall now, but most I cut down to make them more bushy-- they are growing best in the mixture of sand/peat moss/ pearlite/bark.
I wonder if any ash that falls from nearby fires is enough to help them germinate. Last year despite the closest fire being a few hours north of here we still had pretty abundant ash coating everything and smokey air for over a week. Anyway enjoy your videos and I'm trying to germinate a mix of different species at the moment. I'm on the coast so temps are in the 40s-50s at night and 60s-70s in the day. Keep in mine that Leucopspermum 'Tango' is an asexually propagated cultivar selection that was grown from a hybrid of L. glabrum and L. lineare. So none of the seedlings will be L. 'Tango'. They may look similar but there may be some variation. Will be cool to see what you get.
yes - i wonder if the smoke in the air did anything - I really didn't notice any ash in Sacramento - just smoke - I didn't know about the asexual propagation - so we will see what the flowers look like - if you ever pass through Sacramento - let me know and i will give you a few of the plants - they are 4 inches tall now and I have too many!
Proteacea dont always need the smoke treatment, it just increases germination. There is a grower who lives near me who grows tons of proteas and pincusions and never uses smoke treatment. The Tango variety might be a hybrid, which would decrease fertility of the seeds.
I guess it is possible....the seeds germinated about 2 weeks ago and the fires were last August in neiboring counties... there was some smoke in the air back then.... but no ash on the ground.. Will see if they germinate next year assuming there are no nearby wildfires.
Hello, Did you sterilize your soils with boiled water like you did in the past so this time you did not use anti fungicide solution still a success?) Also the Wright smoke solution work just fine, I dont have to get the one from Africa? I received my seed also from Silverhill and about to germinate them. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I watched your video numerous time to be sure that I dont miss out any important information. Any tip that ca n lead to successfully germination is greatly appreciated. I live in Watsonville, CA
In this case I did not sterilize the soil or use fungicide - and so far no problems (it wouldn't hurt though to do these 2 steps). Yes, the wright smoke solution did work.
Hello, Thank you for your rely. I put protea magnifica seeds in the refrigerator today and hope for the best. I just want to reiterate that do all leucospermun seeds need to go thru hot water, h2o2 soak... preparations step bec of their shell (I have Guenzii,Glabrum, Catherinae, cuneiform and cordifolium yellow seeds) And for other protea family like Susannae, Compacta, Butchelli, Nerriifolia and cynaroides are you able tell me which one will need to keep inside regrigerator before germination. Thank you for your help
@@ThuanNguyen-ne9jr hot water is to sterilize and is optional - but yes all the leucospermum seeds need h2o2 and smoke and refrigerator - protea seeds do not need h2o2 - smoke may help - as far as the refrigerator I am not sure if they need it or not- you could do it both ways...
Thanks, will try with some veldfire seeds I collected here in oakland. i harvested some seeds from the spent flower cones. how about proteas? i have flowers but can't find the seeds.
When my leocospermum successsion and high gold bloomed last year I went to check out for some seeds and there wasnt a single one, just a few on the flowerbuds. My guess is that ants took them all. Now I have some leucospermum seedlings that hopefully are hybrids between successsion and high gold
Well... if you germinate yourself - then the hydrogen peroxide is necessary to get get the husk covering off the seed ( which happens slowly in nature) - as for the smoke treatment - hard to say...I don't want to make any big conclusions from the spontaneous germination I observed. I will be interested to see if the plant germinates more seeds next winter.
Hello Greg, I watched 1 video of your regarding supplements that you use for your protea something like iron, kelp and other thing ? But I cant find which video pls advice. Thanks
Great to see you back!
great video! very thorough and informative. i have some leucospermum oleifolium on the way in the mail, so this video is very inspiring. thank you!
Thank you very much for sharing your experience! So exciting to see the baby plants!
Great video,,,keep them coming.......
I've got a bunch of Tango Leucospermum seeds now, and more to come this spring from the plant(which I planted last year from 5gallon). Thanks very much for posting! Suprisingly, there's a baby volunteer Leucospermum sprouting about a couple inches tall from last year's flowers under the main Tango bush,… though the stem of the baby seedling got nibbled by an insect and so the leafy stem is basically decrepit,… maybe a new shoot will sprout from the stem base.
that is awesome!
Eres la única persona que me dió las indicaciones de una manera fácil y eficiente, muchas gracias
thanks
I threw some seeds into my herb garden last fall - two rooted and are now 12-15” tall. Should I cut them back (if so, how much?) before trying to pot them? Appreciate all your work on these beautiful plants.
Awesome Cool video brother!!! 🌱😎👍 I bought those Smokepads (in South Africa) too! Maybe it's a scam! 😜😂 Never thought of using "Liquid Smoke" as a substitute - very resourceful! 😉 Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity or time to plant my Leucasperma & Protea seeds...😒 Hopefully sometime soon. (Hope their still viable - I bought them a little over 2 yrs ago. 😶)
thanks so much... let me know if they germinate
brilliantly delivered informative and interesting.... Kind regards Keith Fey. Drakensberg South Africa,
Thank you!
@@growproteas1148 How have your seedlings developed since this video,, especially in your different mediums? Thanks
@@sunbird7349 they are about 7 inches tall now, but most I cut down to make them more bushy-- they are growing best in the mixture of sand/peat moss/ pearlite/bark.
Hi, I'm really interested to know how these progress in the different soil types. Please keep us updated! :)
I wonder if any ash that falls from nearby fires is enough to help them germinate. Last year despite the closest fire being a few hours north of here we still had pretty abundant ash coating everything and smokey air for over a week. Anyway enjoy your videos and I'm trying to germinate a mix of different species at the moment. I'm on the coast so temps are in the 40s-50s at night and 60s-70s in the day. Keep in mine that Leucopspermum 'Tango' is an asexually propagated cultivar selection that was grown from a hybrid of L. glabrum and L. lineare. So none of the seedlings will be L. 'Tango'. They may look similar but there may be some variation. Will be cool to see what you get.
yes - i wonder if the smoke in the air did anything - I really didn't notice any ash in Sacramento - just smoke -
I didn't know about the asexual propagation - so we will see what the flowers look like - if you ever pass through Sacramento - let me know and i will give you a few of the plants - they are 4 inches tall now and I have too many!
Proteacea dont always need the smoke treatment, it just increases germination. There is a grower who lives near me who grows tons of proteas and pincusions and never uses smoke treatment. The Tango variety might be a hybrid, which would decrease fertility of the seeds.
thanks for the info!
Thank you Greg
Very informative! I wonder what is the soil the big plant grows in?
the big plant is in standard topsoil with some clay - but being on a hill it drains well
Thank you
Could smoke from the wildfires have gotten to them through rainwater or by passing over the area via wind?
I guess it is possible....the seeds germinated about 2 weeks ago and the fires were last August in neiboring counties... there was some smoke in the air back then.... but no ash on the ground.. Will see if they germinate next year assuming there are no nearby wildfires.
Hello,
Did you sterilize your soils with boiled water like you did in the past so this time you did not use anti fungicide solution still a success?)
Also the Wright smoke solution work just fine, I dont have to get the one from Africa?
I received my seed also from Silverhill and about to germinate them. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I watched your video numerous time to be sure that I dont miss out any important information. Any tip that ca n lead to successfully germination is greatly appreciated. I live in Watsonville, CA
In this case I did not sterilize the soil or use fungicide - and so far no problems (it wouldn't hurt though to do these 2 steps). Yes, the wright smoke solution did work.
Hello,
Thank you for your rely. I put protea magnifica seeds in the refrigerator today and hope for the best. I just want to reiterate that do all leucospermun seeds need to go thru hot water, h2o2 soak... preparations step bec of their shell (I have Guenzii,Glabrum, Catherinae, cuneiform and cordifolium yellow seeds)
And for other protea family like Susannae, Compacta, Butchelli, Nerriifolia and cynaroides are you able tell me which one will need to keep inside regrigerator before germination. Thank you for your help
@@ThuanNguyen-ne9jr hot water is to sterilize and is optional - but yes all the leucospermum seeds need h2o2 and smoke and refrigerator - protea seeds do not need h2o2 - smoke may help - as far as the refrigerator I am not sure if they need it or not- you could do it both ways...
Does any nursery in Sacramento sell baby leucospermum plants? The germinating process looks difficult!
www.fairoaksblvdnursery.com/ they have plants for sale - they will have more later this month but I saw some leucospermums there this week
@@growproteas1148 Thank you!
How did it go, because these plants are incredibly sensitive to transplanting.
very easy to replant - no losses - I use two large spoons and grab the plants from their roots with soil intact and move to the larger pot
I have a single sprout under my L. ‘High Gold’ in San Diego. I imagine it would be best to transplant this in the fall?
very cool! you could dig it out now and put it in a pot - once it is larger put back in the ground.
Thanks, will try with some veldfire seeds I collected here in oakland. i harvested some seeds from the spent flower cones. how about proteas? i have flowers but can't find the seeds.
Good luck with the veldfire seeds... October is coming up and I plan to put out some new seeds. Yes protea seem hard to find.
@@growproteas1148 Thanks. I don't even know what protea seeds look like. Seeing the leuco seeds in your video helped me!
@@skipstubbs5378 there are pictures on Google images if u search.
@@growproteas1148 Thanks got it. tiny. YOUR VIDEOS ARE EXCELLENT, CONGRATS.
When my leocospermum successsion and high gold bloomed last year I went to check out for some seeds and there wasnt a single one, just a few on the flowerbuds. My guess is that ants took them all. Now I have some leucospermum seedlings that hopefully are hybrids between successsion and high gold
If the leucospermum is very close to where your brother parks his car, maybe the exhaust gas had an effect!
Does this spontaneous germination prove that all the hoops (peroxide, smoke etc.) successful germination is not necessary? Wolf
Well... if you germinate yourself - then the hydrogen peroxide is necessary to get get the husk covering off the seed ( which happens slowly in nature) - as for the smoke treatment - hard to say...I don't want to make any big conclusions from the spontaneous germination I observed. I will be interested to see if the plant germinates more seeds next winter.
Have you grown serruria florida from seeds?
I have never been able to find seeds for sale --
@@growproteas1148 the i seeds are currently available at Silverhill Seeds, but in small quantity only. I couldn't find any info on germinating them.
Hello Greg,
I watched 1 video of your regarding supplements that you use for your protea something like iron, kelp and other thing ? But I cant find which video pls advice.
Thanks
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How long does it take to make flowers?
usually 3-4 years before plant can flower
@@growproteas1148 thanks man
And how long does it take to make flowers from cuttings ?
@@cameronvandenheever67992-3 years
@@growproteas1148 cool man thanks , appreciate
So I’ve just read that they take 5-6 years to flower and then flowering first year…. So confused! Anyone know?
if you grow from seed then it will take 4-5 years before flowering - but if you grow from a cutting - it can take as little as 2 years
All my seeds floated and they all germinated
yes - i have some seeds float and germinate - what variety are you growing?