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The Ceph "Hummers Giant" x self seeds we got last year have borne fruit! Well, not fruit, but it's a start! Sorry for the potato quality pic, my phone only does so well. For those interested:
Sowed five seeds total, can still definitely see three, possible fourth. Fifth may be hiding, may have degraded/been a dud.
Sowed on chopped LFSM.
Three month cold stratification.
~70°F and bright indirect light after strat.
Kept bagged, but the bag was open at the top.
Moved closer to the window a week ago, temps ~75°F, bag open more for some fresh air circulation.

In the same pot as were you sowed the Ceph seeds?

evenwind wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:47 pm Yup. If you look carefully, you can see all five of the probably defunct Ceph seeds in the pot. Or maybe you can't see them at this magnification, but they're there.

Aww, I see them now.
Hollyhock reported that she had either a regia or something in the indica complex growing in with her Ceph seeds, but I didn't see any black specks in any of the Ceph packs.
I don't recall handling any binata, regia, or indica complex seeds prior to inspecting the Ceph seeds, but anything is possible. It's also possible that they were hiding in the hairs of the Ceph seeds. But multiple species? Weird.
However, I don't have any hitchhiker sprouts in mine that I can see.
Immaculate conception of carnivorous plant seeds?...

Wait!
Are we delving into the realm of root residue possibilities? That's opening a door into some witchcraft that I don't think I want to go through.