Brunsvigia grandiflora seeds
GEOPHYTE@sbcglobal.net (Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:11:53 PDT)

First, let me say that there were generous numbers of
seed(lings) in the three packets I received, and I
potted them up the night they arrived.

There were less than 10 that were in such a condition
that I didn't even try to plant them. Most of the
seed had sprouted quite a long root and many already
had an accompanying leaf. I planted them with the seed
sitting above the soil, with the root as far into the
soil as was practical, which wasn't easy, since many
of them were shaped like a corkscrew due to having
sprouted in transit. I placed them in a sunny south
facing windowsill for their first two days, because I
didn't want to burn the leaves. Now, they are outside
where they are getting direct sun until noon or so.

They are looking very healthy and grow sturdier by the
day.

The discussion on their growth cycle was not really
conclusive, but since they are coming to us now, in
what is springtime in their native country, I'm
assuming that the parents of these seed are leafing
out right about now, and are summer growers. Is this
correct? I'm thinking about staging them indoors and
under lights over the winter in order to give them the
day length and warmth they need until they can go back
outside next summer. By next winter they should be
large enough to let go dormant.

I would like to again thank everyone involved in
making this seed distribution possible. I'm enjoying
them immensely!

Jamie