Diane Whitehead (hello, Diane!) wrote: > Bulbinella hookeri - tried at least 4 times from RHS seed collected at Wisley Seeds of B. hookeri straight from New Zealand, from several sources, failed for me repeatedly. But this year I have young Bulbinellas coming out my ears. The seeds were again from New Zealand, but through the Alpine Garden Club of BC. The club distributed the seeds promptly, in our northern-hemisphere spring, if I recall, but, being distractible and busy, I didn't sow them until our autumn -- in late October 2001. I soaked them in water for a couple of days first. If there are any lessons here, please feel free to extract them. I'm still at the "case by case" stage. But now I have new problems. All my Bulbinellas germinated in one 10-cm (4") pot, as thickly as turf. I never transplanted them; dare I use the "distractible and busy" excuse again? As they brown down, shall I stop watering? When should I transplant them? How hardy are they? Paige Woodward paige@hillkeep.ca http://www.hillkeep.ca/ on top of Chilliwack Mountain in southwestern British Columbia Pacific Rim Native Plant Nursery 44305 Old Orchard Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A9 CANADA Phone (604) 792 9279. Fax (604) 792 1891