#BonsaiNews: The beauty of the Delonix Regia kept me motivated

'SOAK them in boiling water for five minutes, gradually add cold water until the water is no longer scolding and leave to stand overnight,' is what you are supposed to do.

Either way, come the next morning, only three had lost their outer membrane and peeling off the rest was not going to work - let me tell you, the membrane on these seeds are worse than the strongest super glue.

I wanted to scream on more than one occasion despite being an overly calm person.

Eventually, after restarting the process on the remaining seven seeds, and come the next morning, all ten had been planted bar one.

Once the seeds have lost their outer membrane, fill a small planting pot with soil and make a small indentation at the surface of the soil and place the seed - cover slightly and lightly thereafter using soil.

You can moisten the soil slightly although this is not a must.

Move the planting pot/s into a warm location which is also sunny until germination has been completed and two sets of leaves are clearly visible.

The Delonix Regia is a somewhat fragile bonsai so it is advised that you seek out a spot where no harm will come to it.

Watering is advised to occur daily until the roots have taken thoroughly - once this has been achieved, only water during dry periods.

(IMAGE SOURCE: Bidorbuy.co.za)

I have to add that it was only the beauty of this bonsai that kept me motivated. I have never worked with such stubborn seeds and would rather have dealt with a thousand Chinese Dogwood seeds.

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