Mandragora officinarum is self-fertile - at least my solitary plant sets a good crop of fat fruits each year. I assume the bees do the job of pollination. How to get the seed to germinate is another matter! John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Gardens Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP UK Z7/8 Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Whyer" <brian.whyer@which.net> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:25 PM Subject: [pbs] Mandragora officinarum > Can someone tell me if Mandragora officinarum is self fertile.