Diane Whitehead asked, >I've just sown seven packets of Calochortus seed from the NARGS 2nd round. > >Most seeds were brown, but two (C. splendens and C. longebarbatus) were >almost white, and I have noticed this before with some calochortus. The >white ones germinate, so I don't think they are immature. Does one of the >sections typically have light-coloured seeds? Yes. In fact, I think the majority of them have white seeds that are "flattened" in shape, and these seem to germinate more immediately than the species that have dark angular seeds. I was so used to the pale, flattened seeds that when I got seeds of the other type for the first time, I was suspicious of them! Jane McGary