Seed from Ismene Festalis
David Ehrlich (Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:44:51 PST)

Hi Jim,
I'm the one who sent you the seed.  My xfestalis produced two seeds this year;
I sent you one, and planted the other myself.  Alas, a bird plucked mine out and
devoured it before it germinated.

I'm glad you wrote about it -- I was wondering how it was progressing.  You
have to be careful with the seedling now -- while it has rooted, this is its
dormant time, and it can rot if kept too moist.  It won't leaf out until late
spring - early summer.  At least, that's how my earlier xfestalis seedlings
progressed.

I don't know how long it will take to get to blooming size; mine have not yet
reached that size.  I'm quite anxious to see it flower -- whether it is true to
type, especially as xfestalis is supposed to be a sterile hybrid.

David E.