I have seen flowering plants with considerably smaller bulbs, also seed-grown and maybe a little less than 10 years old. They are in the ground in sun in well-drained soil. On the other hand I have a seedling of the form from Port Elizabeth (+/- evergreen) and it has hardly put on weight in 10 years (in a small pot). I hope you get some seeds! Dylan Hannon On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> wrote: > Returning from a trip I found my two ten year old Boophane disticha bulbs > sending up flower buds. The bulbs are about grapefruit size, and I grow > them each individually in very large pots to accommodate their huge roots. > > What joy!! I had heard up to 18 years from seed to bloom. > > Diana > Telos Rare Bulbs > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >