Indeed, and if we are to breed some sturdier plants for cold climates, we need other strains to bring into the breeding. In fact, until Alberto mentioned it, I had no idea that anyone was intentionally increasing 'Lucifer' as a seed strain. We could really use a few more late summer and autumn flowers in hardy bulbs, etc., here in the cold Midwest. Hardy Lycoris are not common in the market, once you get some squamigera; Colchicum are expensive; only one Sternbergia seems hardy here-abouts; and the autumn-flowering Crocus are mainly fodder for our cute little chipmunks. Jim S. At 03:09 PM 6/26/2011 -0700, you wrote: >Alberto, > > I think Jim meant it takes more than one clone of Crocosmia to produce > seed, not that he has intention on reproducing 'Lucifer'. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344