I got both a full set of seeds and 8 good offsetts when I grew cardiocrinum in a pot. Surely the green stem and seed pods are still photosynthesising and will feed both the seeds and the offsetts? Peter (UK) The amazing flower stalk should be cut as soon as the flowers are spent > (before seeds set) so the plant's energy goes into the growth of bulblets > surrounding the dying "mother" bulb. >