Growing rather a lot of Haemanthus here, and tending to procrastinate, I've planted "seeds" that were miniature bulbs with a small leaf and a few short roots. These seedlings do just fine once you pot them. If you worry about rot, a tabletop is a good place to germinate Haemanthus, Scadoxus, Crinum, and Nerine seeds of many species. Don't do this with Clivia seeds; they need more moisture to germinate well. For species (a few Haemanthus, more Nerine) that make very tiny "bulbs" when germinated dry, you can't wait anywhere near a year to plant them. The really little ones will shrivel up and die in just a couple of months. Jim Shields At 01:37 PM 11/16/2010 -0800, you wrote: >Yes, I have received them already growing, and I have had ones from my >own plants start to grow in the bag I put them in. They did OK when I >finally put them in a pot, but I wouldn't want to leave them unlooked >at for a year. > >Diane ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344