The beautiful Gulmohar (Royal Poinciana) tree is like a canopy of fire in summer, offering much needed shade. I grew up watching those trees reigning the streets in the city. They were always the cynosure for sure with their vivid red flowers. The strong distinction is the flower with 5 petals. The striped petal is known as the standard. I have always wanted to grow this flamboyent, magnificent tree from a seed. Finally, I carried out that experiment. Given below are the steps I followed.
Equipment required:
Seed that sprouted after 7 days of sowing:
Step by Step Instructions
Equipment required:
- Gulmohar seeds. I bought mine from Amazon and they were delivered within a week.
- Garden Tray around 3-6 inches deep. Ensure there are holes at the bottom.
Sand and mud mixed in equal proportions.- A packet of manure
Method:
- Soak the seeds for 48 hours in room temperature water.
- Fill the garden tray with the sand and mud mixture.
- Make tiny pits in the mud with a rod/stick around 2-3 cm deep and sow one seed in one pit.
- Cover with more mud and sand mixture
- Sprinkle manure on the top
- Take a 1-2 glasses of water and spray evenly ensuring mud is damp
- Place the tray in an area where there is semi shade (but not completely indoors)
- Water once a day (1-2 glasses of water) to keep the mud slightly damp (do not over water or flood with water)
- After 1-2 weeks, the seeds will start sprouting.
- Once the seedling has grown for 3-4 weeks, transfer to its own pot around 6-12 inches high.
- After 3-4 months, transfer into the ground.
Stages of Progress:
These are the stages of progress that I observed after sowing Gulmohar seeds.
I got the seeds on 3-Mar-2016 and soaked them till 5-Mar-2016. On 6th Mar, I sowed them in the garden trays. The first seed sprouted after 1 week.
Seed that sprouted after 7 days of sowing:
