In the cases where I've tried twinscaling or chipping, mainly with Lycoris, I've found that species that offset readily also produce bulblets on chipping readily, and those that do not offset much tend not to produce any bulblets by chipping. I too lack the patience for this sort of thing in most cases. Jim Shields At 09:03 AM 9/4/2010 -0400, Matt wrote: >I tried twin scaling my N. sarniensis a few years ago, and had some success. >....... >SO I think I had some luck, but I have little patience, and find that they >offset so quickly that I get blooming size bulbs faster from the smaller >offsets than the chipped bulbs. Stil, it's probably the best way to >propagate a perfect clone. > >Matt Mattus >..... ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA