Schefflera Taiwaniana and others

andym · Post by **andym** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:48 pm

Mike.... I have Begonia Luxurians too... a popular plant over here. It is also quite cool hardy easily surviving in my unheated internal shed, and yes it does look Schefflera like. Heres a mature specimen from Nick Macer at Pan Global Plants

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:37 pm

Hi Andy,

that Begonia is really cool looking..................sure that's not a hybrid with Schefflera?

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:07 am

Its not a popular one over here which is why it came from the UK. I got a fatsia spider web, fatsia varigate and the begonia lux all in the same package. there all doing well for such a long ride. My begonia will take a looong while to look like that mature one its only about 12 inchs tall right now. I'm still looking for a Fatsia annelise if you come across one over there and you could send it..

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:05 am

Hi Andy,

one of the Schefflera seeds germinated! Now to keep it alive.

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miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:29 am

I have tried to get a nursery to order me one of these but none seem to be able to..sad

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:05 pm

Mike

try Cistus Nursery for S. taiwaniana and S. delvayei

try Far Reaches Farm for S. delvayei and S. 'species'

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:39 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Andy,

one of the Schefflera seeds germinated! Now to keep it alive.

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Another view:

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Nice one Tim

only a thousand to go

Just goes to show what fresh seeds can do. What temps have you set for germination?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:58 pm

Hi Andy,

I used the easy method.....top of the fridge.....my house is set at 71F (21.6C). So far it's the only seed to germinate. None of the RPS S. rhodo's have germinated yet.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:32 pm

Andy, Shefflera seed update............I have 8 which germed.

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miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:02 pm

I have tried every nursery in 100 miles cannot get the tiawana anywhere around here

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:17 pm

Tim .... excellent news

.. just watch out for fungal infections.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:13 pm

Great work, Tim! Is this S. rhododendrifolia?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:27 pm

Hi Mike............try Cistus Nursery (online) or Far Reaches Farm (online).

Hi Andy..........what can I do to prevent fungal infections?? I hope not to get that!

Hi Cameron.........no this is not S. rhodo. I did get the S. rhodo seed from RPS but NONE germinated and I tried 3 different batches with 3 different methods and none worked......(on top of cable box for heat, at room temp, and in moist soil in fridge for 6 weeks then at room temp). There isn't much data on germinating hardy Schefflera online except that some say the seed must be FRESH. RPS was dried. The seed I got from Andy was FRESH and germed. I'll have to check the records.....I think these seedlings are hybrid (S. taiwaniana x chapana).

andym · Post by **andym** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:41 pm

Tim ....the seeds were Taiwaniana x gracilus. There are lots of antifungal treatments available in my part of the world but may be different to what you use. Just ordered another Schefflera Chapana from Crug along with Oreopanax Incisus and Fatsia Polycarpa... all Aralacea

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I hope more of those seeds germinate for you..... you could become the first person on the North American Continent with a hardy(ish) Schefflera hybrid

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:08 pm

andym wrote:Tim ....the seeds were Taiwaniana x gracilus. There are lots of antifungal treatments available in my part of the world but may be different to what you use. Just ordered another Schefflera Chapana from Crug along with Oreopanax Incisus and Fatsia Polycarpa... all Aralacea S
I hope more of those seeds germinate for you..... you could become the first person on the North American Continent with a hardy(ish) Schefflera hybrid

I want a polycarpa..not only do you taunt me with the Taiwaniana but the Fatsia as well...your an awful man Andy

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun May 26, 2013 7:02 pm

a few update photos of those hardy Schefflera seedlings.......one of the seedlings has 3 leaflets......I hope it grows different from the others??

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canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon May 27, 2013 4:14 am

Those grow pretty fast

Any luck with those new zealand trees yet ?

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Mon May 27, 2013 7:49 pm

Great work, Tim!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue May 28, 2013 7:11 pm

Jesse,

none of the RPS seed germinated......none.......that's 4 or 5 different packs of seeds from different plants.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed May 29, 2013 4:38 am

Wow Tim... Ive ordered from them probably a dozen times over the years, and sure, Ive never got perfect germination, I hant had a zero germination

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu May 30, 2013 7:54 pm

I know those seeds I purchased were suppose to be hard to germ but 0% is hard to believe.

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:17 pm

Tim... those seedlings are growing very quickly. The mother plant here has produced huge growth.... this hybrid looks to be a much faster grower than other Scheffies.