Hi all, I just wrote the following to someone unfamiliar with germinating amaryllid seeds and thought I might post it in case there are others who have ordered the Clivia seeds from Pen (thru PBS) in Oz and aren't quite sure what to do with them. I am NOT an authority on this topic but this is probably close to good enough. Any other input gratefully accepted as always. Yes, Clivias are "large amaryllid seeds" and while yours may not be green, the "green fleshy seed" comment applies to Clivia seeds as well. Many people put them onto damp/wet (not sopping) paper toweling in a plastic sandwitch bag (not sealed) up on a window sill with indirect light and after they germinate, then plant them. I don't have the time or patience (plus I have some very nosey cats) so I just plant them into a small plastic pot. For two seeds, I'd put them both into a 4 inch pot with sterilized seedling soil. You can leave them on the surface, perhaps sanding the surface of the potting medium, and press the seed into the surface of the soil so that they are about half burried. Keep the pot where the air circulation is good, on the warm side, and with no direct sun. Most amaryllid seeds in nature germinate on the soil surface. They will first put out a radical (white thing that looks like a root - and is). The radical will grow out and down into the soil. (If the radical gets to an inch or two and is still on the surface, make a hole in the mix with a pencil and drop the radical into the hole leaving the seed on the soil surface). A little later (a week or two?) it will send up another shoot tip that is the begining of the plant's first leaf. Considering it is now winter here, bottom heat may hasten germination. But if your house is normally warm, it may not be necessary. Regarding soil again, you can also plant in any good-draining bulb type soil mixture. IMO the most important thing is sterility to prevent damping off and good air circulation (same reason). Unless the soil is sopping wet and stays so, seeds are not that picky about 'drainage'. And seedling soil besides being sterilized (IF the label says so) usually has some Sponge Rok in it and the drainage isn't particularly bad anyway. You can probably leave them in that pot for a year. They will appreciate some very dilute liquid fertilizer with each watering and will likely grow faster with that plus some artificial light (if available). (Harold K says no fertilizer needed for a few months). Over time, the seed will eventually become dessicated and shrivel up as the plant exhausts the nutrients inside the seed by its growth. Clivias are evergreen so you will not lose any time to dormancy. Being they are seeds and not plants, they probably won't care about being switched from southern hemisphere to northern hemisphere (just a guess). They hate full sun and it will always burn the leaves and for all I know, it may be enough to kill a small young seedling. So never any direct sun. Per Harold K Ideal temps appear to be from 60F to 90F. That should cover most houses. Cathy Craig President PBS Maritime zone 9b