Ummm.... I may have just discovered the answer to my own question. According to http://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/… it says "Cross-pollination is required for fertile seeds." So I bet you my plants are the same clone. Harrumph! Still, I'm anxious to hear from other growers how this cutie performs in their gardens. Dennis Kramb wrote: > Did I mention this plant a few days ago?! I can't remember who I was > talking to anymore... I think maybe it was not PBS. :) > > So anyway, yeah, I've grown Hypoxis hirsuta in my garden for many years > now and I'm a bit annoyed with it. I wanted it to seed around, and it > hasn't. I confirmed it sets seed... but either it's not viable... or > the conditions are too adverse for it to take hold. The mature plants I > bought continue to thrive, though. So like I said, it's rather annoying. > > It's one of the few Amaryllids (or Hypoxids) native to my area, and gosh > darn it it's awfully cute! I wish it would self seed! > http://missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/… > > I have the same wish for the local blue eyed grasses I've collected, but > they just sulk in my garden. So frustrating! > > Dennis in Cincinnati > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > >