I bought mine from SIlverhill and had 80% germination. But like the article says, don't let them dry out. Randy On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM, The Silent Seed <santoury@aol.com> wrote: > You can get them on Ebay sometimes, but I've tried twice, with seeds, and > none ever sprouted. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? > santoury@aol.com > The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark BROWN <brown.mark@wanadoo.fr> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 11:24 pm > Subject: Re: [pbs] Welwitschia > > > Dear Pamela, > You gave some wonderful news there! > I will put Welwitschia on the list of plants for my new "desert" bed here. > I hope seed is available occasionally from Silverhill? > Kind regards, > Mark > > > > "Objet : [pbs] Welwitschia > > > > Dear Randall and others interested, > > On pp. 3-4 in this link to the Tuscon Cactus and Succulent Society > newsletter, > see the article by Mark Dimmitt: > > http://www.tucsoncactus.org/pdf_files/June10.pdf > > > > Hope this is helpful although I haven't grown it but would love to try. > > > > Best wishes, > > Pamela > > > > Pamela Slate" > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *