Dear Mary Sue and All, Of the 25-odd Brunsvigia grandiflora that I received, 17 are now growing and have put up a leaf. The remaining seed still looks capable of growing (i.e. is still plump and green). I did not count how many were ungerminated on arrival, but most were in the aforementioned "bean sprout" stage. When the seed arrived, I potted them up individually in small pots; the pots are outside in a sunny location that is watered regularly and protected from birds, which peck out every living sprout (except weed sprouts, of course) visible at this time of year. I would like to thank Rhoda and Cameron for their generosity and also all the other people involved in getting the seed out to us all. Jana Jana Ulmer Sebastopol, CA Zone 8-9