Way back on 12/17/2004, Jim Shields wrote: > The bulbs I have of Cyrtanthus [montanus X elatus] have almost always > been > infertile too. I got luck one single time, pollinating one bulb's > flowers > onto the flowers of another of the bulbs that was in bloom at the same > time > and the reverse. One of the two plants set two pods, and I got maybe 6 > seeds. The last time I checked, the pot of those seedlings had 4 nice > bulbs in it, ca. 1 inch in diameter. I'm very curious to see what their > eventual flowers will look like, and to see if these F2 plants are more > fertile than their parents. In a few more years..... I got excellent seed production this year from some C. elatus x montanus purchased from Telos, and I'm wondering what these F2 plants will look like. Jim, Anyone? While we're on the topic, I suppose I should hold off on sowing these until March/April? Best, Max Withers Oakland