Hymenocallis occidentalis, was H.max
J.E. Shields (Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:53:31 PST)

Aaron,

I agree with Jay, delayed germination of H. occidentalis seeds is quite
normal. I've germinated a lot of H. occidentalis seeds here, from my own
plants. I start them under lights indoors in the Fall; I keep them warm
and watered. They start to germinate sporadically after Christmas,
and some continue germinating into late Spring.

I crossed H. liriosme X H. occidentalis last summer using stored pollen
from H. occidentalis. I got a few seeds, which germinated more like
liriosme seeds (not delayed). It will be a few years before I can try to
figure out if these seedlings are really [liriosme X occidentalis] or are
merely more liriosme.

Regards,
Jim Shields
in cold, snowy, central Indiana (USA)

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