Gethyllis--TOW
Robert Hamilton (Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:08:59 PDT)

Hi Mary Sue,

Thanks for keeping this thread going.

I forgot to mention that none of the several lots of seedlings
which germinated for me in 2003 have appeared this year despite our
winter being half over. I am sure seedling bulbs of Gethyllis
grandiflora are still present as the dried remnants of the
seedling leaves are still present and withstand a gentle pull ,
suggesting the are still attached to a small bulb. My past
experience with G verticillata certainly makes me hopeful I will
still get them back into growth.

In late autumn was fortunate enough to aquire some Apodolirion
seed which is now germinating well. I find summer rainfall
amaryllids in general grow much more rapidly for me as they
tend to grow on for almost 12 months from an autumn sowing in
their first season. I hope the Apodolirion will also follow this
pattern.

Cheers,

Rob