Dear PBS, Reading this wealth of information on germination on the PBS list I can now see I knew even less than I supposed! So far I have tried three methods of germinating bulb seeds: direct in-ground, direct in-pots, and damp-paper. So far I have had at least some success with each. Here are some photos of Moraea polystachya germination starting on damp paper, then planting to a pot. I gather that M. polystachya is one of the easy ones, that I could have done the direct-to-garden method here. But I wanted to see it all happen, not hidden underground. These are from BX 295. Day 1: float on water http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… Day 2: damp-paper http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… one week at 55-65 F, room light one week fridge at night, room in day Day 14: germination http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… Waited a few days to see if more than those first 2 would pop. Day 21: close-up showing roots and shoot on a ruler http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… planted in pot http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… Day 24: shoots growing fast http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… An anxious new parent here! I think the next step is to give them a dilute fertilizer. So far I have germinated Babianas sp. from BX 286 in-ground and Lycoris sprengeri from BX 297 from 5 days water-float then in a pot. http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… Since then, more Babiana have sprouted, now 11 of the 32 planted early October are up. I got info from the PBS list archives, from The Bulb Maven blog, and endless googling. I could have waited to start the seeds until I learned more, and have learned a lot more from you all recently. But it said 'sow in autumn' so I went with the Nike slogan. - gastil