I don't float my Amaryllid seed any more, since I found it too labor intensive to transplant the seedlings. Now I put them in damp vermiculite in a plastic bag kept at room temperature, and get very good even germination. I then just dump the entire contents of the bag on top of the potting medium as soon as the radical starts to emerge. The seedlings that I floated also used to suffer to some degree from transplanting shock, which is not a problem germinating them in vermiculite. Diana Telos Rare Bulbs http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robt R Pries" <rpries@sbcglobal.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodophiala bifida seed > > It maybe wishful thinking but I have a Rhodolphiala in > bloom and I hope it will produce seed. Has anyone > tried floating Rhodolphiala seeds on water to get > germination? I have had good luck with Zephyranthes > and Sprekelia seed treated this way but I expect to > have only a few seeds if any and want to do the best > for them. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/