> > I have tried growing Symplocarpus from seed but they rotted on me. > Any suggestions as to how th raise them successfully please. Greg: Fresh, uncleaned (leave the gelatinous coating) Symplocarpus foetidus seed germinates in early spring sown in a mix of half coarse sand and half milled sphagnum moss (not peat). Seed is pressed firmly into the surface, watered once from the bottom ( I use a fungicide in the water) and left outside exposed to the weather. Mark Mazer Hertford, North Carolina, US