20 (Sesbania grandiflora) "Agati" Hummingbird Tree Seeds
Tropical & Exotic
Sesbania grandiflora is a small, erect, Quick-Growing, open-branched, unarmed, perennial tree growing up to 50' Feet tall and 1' in diameter. It thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive and grows well in wide range of soils including those that are poor and waterlogged. It tolerates saline and alkaline soils and has some tolerance to acidic soils. Roots are heavily nodulated with large nodules. Trunk is nearly 30 cm long with drooping branches and bark is light gray, corky and deeply furrowed and the wood are soft and white. Its leaves are glaucous, deep green, pinnately compound up to 1' long with 20-50 leaflets in pairs. Leaflets are oblong, to elliptical, obtuse apex, about 1 1/4" long. Flowers are large, white, yellowish, rose pink or red, 3 1/2 inces long with a calyx appx. an inch and corolla with standard and wings, staminal tube and glabrous ovary and style. Pods are pendent, slender, long (6 1/2-2 Feet) and thin (1/4") with broad sutures, cylindric, green
Moisture-loving hummingbird trees thrive on 78 to 156 inches of annual rainfall. They handle flooding more successfully than drought, according to the National Tropical Botanical Garden. In home landscapes, they accept alkaline or acidic soil and perform best in full sun and fertile, well-drained locations. Grandiflora is considered to have originated from South Asia and Southeast Asia with possibly Indonesia as the center of diversity. It is closely related to the Australian species, Sesbania Formosa. Today, agathi grows throughout Mexico and the US Southwest region, the warmer areas of South America, and parts of Africa. In West Africa, for example, agathi’s been cultivated for the past 150 years. It’s also an Exotic Plant in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Hawaii, and Nepal.
Apart from their acrid, bitter, and astringent taste sesbania is a good source of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Consuming 20 gram of sesbania offers 14.6 mg of Vitamin c, 20 µg of Vitamin B9, 0.17 mg of Iron, 0.2 mg of Selenium, 0.017 mg of Vitamin B1 and 0.016 mg of Vitamin B2. Moreover many Amino acids like 0.004 g of Tryptophan, 0.011 g of Threonine, 0.014 g of Isoleucine, 0.021 g of Leucine and 0.013 g of Lysine are also found in 20 gram of sesbania.
Please Research all of the Health Benefits Ebay won't allow me to tell about this tree for one, and for two, if I were to list all of the health benefits the Hummingbird Tree Produces, this would almost be a book instead of a description. You'll be shocked.
Outdoors, Zones: 9-11
Hummingbird Germination:
These seeds have a really hard seed coat and need scarification before sowing to help & speed up germination. This can usually be done by sanding the hard shell of the seed with rough grit sandpaper, then pour a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 24-38 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a small shallow nick in the seed's coat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours. It is Very Important to use a heated propagated heat mat under your tray at least 78 Degrees F before sowing. Germination can take any where from 2 weeks to several months as with any Tropical or Exotic Seed. The propagator will help speed up some of them. But, Patience is needed for most of these seeds, but they're more than Well Worth the Wait!
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