Angelo, I, too, received some of the Brunsvigia seeds and plan to keep them growing through the Winter. Other Amaryllids are commercially grown with an extended season, so I think it would be worth a try. Perhaps not all seedlings would adapt, but those that do would be better plants for gardeners in any case. I have a few other Brunsvigia seedlings and plan to try and keep them in growth under lights through the winter months. If they go dormant, they go dormant. Frankly, with the purported maturity of Brunsvigia at 15 years! I wish to shorten the cycle where one can. Most plants are opportunistic and will adpat where possible. The trick is to recognise this trait and take advantage of it, much as the Dutch growers do with Hippeastrum. Time will tell if the hemisphere change has a dominating influence. We all need to report back on this. Ciao, Bello, Jamie V. Cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelo Porcelli" <angelopalm69@inwind.it> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:18 PM Subject: [pbs] about Brunsvigia grandiflora Dear group, as I know many of you have got seeds of Brunsvigia grandiflora, germinating now, an old question come up again in my mind. This species is summer growing, if I don't wrong, so the question is how to look after these seeds? They need to be sown immediately as they can't be stored till next spring, but in the Northen hemisphere we are going to the winter season. This means the seedlings have to grow in winter; a nonsense then? waiting to hear your comments Angelo Porcelli Italy _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php