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Hi folks,
My good friend & I are embarking upon a project to grow Swan Plants. I harvested some seeds from the Meola Rd, Soccer Field carpark which we have sown and speedily germinated, approx 150 each.
From this website we saw and purchased some of the Red milkweed seeds (Asclepias curassavica or Tropical Milkweed) which we sowed 2 weeks ago.
The germination rate has been disappointing with 3-4 sprouting out of 36 seeds we sowed each.
We used the same procedure as we had for the common white Swan Plants.– What is the expected germination time please?
– Are we doing something wrong?
We even took the precaution of swapping a tray of seeds (in a pod of 6) with each other in case of climatic disaster. Well we both have one seedling from each other out of the 6 seeds. Most disappointing.
We noted the shape of these red plant’s seeds are different to the White Swannies. Very flat, like a ‘flake’.
Are we expecting too much, too early? Is a 10% germination rate normal or poor?
We are on opposite sides of the Harbour Bridge.
Thanks for any insight you can give us.
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