Cyphostemma sp Madagascar Seedling Update

Here's an update on the Cyphostemma sp Madagascar seedling.  The true leaves are starting to emerge from the central growth point.  The cotyledons are now turning green. 

I think it is safe to say this plant is doing well.

And here is the parent plant also doing rather nicely.

Cyphostemma sp Madagascar Seed Germinated

The Cyphostemma sp Madagascar I got from Nathan had a seed on it.  I planted the seed on July 10th (I checked the past blog entries - and that is why I maintain this blog) and this morning as I passed it I noticed it had germinated.

So it took a little over three weeks to germinate.  As I've stated before, I'll be posting on this plant as it continues to develop.  The parent plant is doing great (I'll post pictures of that one too in the coming days).

Cyphostemma sp Madagascar Progress

The leaves are bright green now compared to the dark red they were back two months ago.  There is another set of leaves coming up from the existing trunk/stem. 

I'd say the plant is coming along rather nicely.

Cyphostemma sp Madagascar Seed

I have been keeping an eye on this seed on the Cyphostemma sp Madagascar.  It finally dried out and was ready to harvest off the plant.

I planted it this morning in a 2" pot of Black Gold C&S soil mix just over a seed width deep and watered it thoroughly.  I'll keep track of this seed's progress as I'm not sure how many of these plants are out there.

Cyphostemmas

I recently got a couple of interesting plants for a friend - Cyphostemma betiformis and Cyphostemma sp Madagascar.  Here they are shortly after I got them.

And here they are after about 10 days of hanging out in the Ewa Beach full sunlight and a repot.

I was actually a little worried about this betiformis as it looked like it was getting scorched.  But if you look closely, you can see the new growth coming up - so I guess every little thing is going to be alright ;)