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The Geiger Tree is widely grown in the tropics for its showy, bright orange flowers. The flowers are funnel shaped and have a narrow tube and 6 ruffled petals. They are in rounded clusters at the ends of the twigs. It flowers throughout the year. The fruits are ovoid and white and are edible. Leaves are bright green or dark green and they contrast nicely with the orange flowers. The Geiger Tree flowers throughout the year. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant. It is native to the coastal hammocks of the Florida Keys, the West Indies and Central America. The seeds were collected from trees in Miami and the Florida Keys.
Growing
Instructions
The seeds have
a hard seed coat that has to be treated, or scarified, in order for water to
enter the seeds so that they can sprout.
1. Scarify the
seeds by nicking or sanding the seed coat.
2. Soak the
seeds in water for several hours.
3. The seeds
like moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half
sand, perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot. Water the mixture so that
it is moist but not wet.
4. Put the
seeds on the soil.
5. Cover the
seeds with a thin layer of soil.
6. Water the
seeds.
7. Place the
pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part shade. The
seeds take several weeks to germinate.
8. When the
seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
Nicholas (verified owner) –
I was happy about the quick delivery and that the seeds actually sprouted within 7 days
Henry (verified owner) –
The seeds had a great germination rate
Owen (verified owner) –
Very healthy seeds! Well worth it.
Samuel (verified owner) –
Easy to grow beautiful
Edward (verified owner) –
Very healthy seeds! Well worth it.