Hippeastrum seeds

Hans-Werner Hammen haweha@hotmail.com
Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:13:17 PST
Not necessarily.

This depends on the cultivar.

Seeds from H.cybister are small and dry out lethally within some days -I 
experienced that.
On the other hand I germinated successfullly - 4 and 5 weeks old seeds from 
common tetraploid gardener's amaryllis experiencing a g.rate >70 %; 
H.aulicum seeds 5 weeks old 90%

My tiny little Cyrtanthus seeds (having papery foiled seeds very similar to 
Hippeastrums) were at least 4 weelks old when I put them into coco peat - 
and they still germinated  to 50%

Nota bene I do not recommend to delay sowing. But a more optimistic 
estimation on the viability of these seeds becomes relevant if you transmit 
seeds into foreign country and wonder about the fate or whether it makes 
sense at all.

Hans-Werner


>From: "Angela and Dean Offer" <angelasgarden@bigpond.com>
>Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
>To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum seeds
>Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:17:23 +0800
>
>When sowing hippeastrum seeds they have to be very fresh seeds.
>Cheers
>Angela
>Sunny Albany Western Australia



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