They are the common mckenii. Thank you for all your advices. Alberto Italy ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc : Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:43:20 -0500 Subject : Re: [pbs] Cyrtanthus > Alberto, > > Floating seeds on water is my favorite way of starting Cyrtanthus seeds -- > BUT! you have to remove them from the water and plant them as soon as the > tip of the radicle emerges. Otherwise, they have never adjusted to growing > in air for me. The germinating seeds appear to drown very easily once they > have started to germinate. > > In this regard they are quite unlike Hippeastrum seeds, which can grow in > shallow water for a long time and still survive when planted in solid mix. > > > Good luck, and let us know how your year-old seeds do for you. Which > species are they? > > Regards, > Jim Shields > in central Indiana, where we have bright sun shining on the white snow. > > At 08:06 PM 1/23/2005 +0100, you wrote: > >Dell, thank you. > >On "A review of the Southern African Species of Cyrtanthus", by Reid, I > >have read about the germination of the seeds in water with success. Did > >you or anyone experimented this method? > >Ciao. > >Alberto > > > >Italy > > > > > >---------- Initial Header ----------- > > > > >From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org > >To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >Cc : > >Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:07:43 -0500 > >Subject : Re: [pbs] Cyrtanthus's seeds > > > > > Dear Alberto, > > > > > > Yes, contrary to myth, cyrtanthus and other papery amaryllid seed can > > remain > > > viable for a year or more, particularly if refrigerated. Germination > > > percentage will probably be reduced. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Dell > > > > > > --Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > >Alberto Grossi > >Italy > >____________________________________________________________ 6X > >velocizzare la tua navigazione a 56k? 6X Web Accelerator di Libero! > >Scaricalo su INTERNET GRATIS 6X http://www.libero.it/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Alberto Grossi Italy ____________________________________________________________ Navighi a 2 MEGA e i primi 3 mesi sono GRATIS. Scegli Libero Adsl Flat senza limiti su http://www.libero.it/