Well, I received the seed in Feb. 2007. I don't have notes on the exact date of palnting, but I guess early March. The potting mix would have been half sand, half commercial seedling potting mix, and they would have been kept in a warm humid environment until one or two leaves appeared at which time I would have placed the germinated pots in a bright, but not too sunny spot. I had to leave at the beginning of July, at which time I volunteered a friend to care for the seeds/seedlings; I have no information on that period, but I'm guessing that the seedlings remained evergreen through their first winter. I recovered the plants at the beginning of July, (so far I count 16 months). One pot had two small plants. At the end of August (18 months) I noticed that one of the "leaves" was actually a flower scape; the flower opened on September 5. (The second plant has a flower scape, and I expect it to bloom in a few weeks.) So far as growing conditions, except for the seedling, the plant was grown in a pot outdoors in typical coastal California weather, in a bright but not too sunny location until July when I recovered the pot and put it in full sun. I water plants enough to keep the potting mix moist with a rather dilute mixture of plant food + Dr. Earth micronutrients, except when it's very hot, at which time they get plain water. David Ehrlich ----- Original Message ---- From: CruiseOne -Dianne Martinelli <cruiseone@value.net> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:34:31 AM Subject: [pbs] Cypella herbertii David , How long did it take Cypella herbertii to bloom from seed for you? Also, what conditions did you grow them in? Dianne Martinelli Concord, California Zone 9 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/