Hi Steve - I definitely have been there. This is probably too much information but in attempt to be clear, I am going to risk over doing it. Each embryo can only produce one radical, so a single seed can only sprout once. However, this is tricky with Crinum because the fleshy seeds can be so tight fused together that what appears to be a single seed is in fact more than one seed and in such a case it will appear as if a single seed is producing multiple radicals. There is something else to keep in mind however which is the wiry root-like structure that appears from a Crinum seed is almost not root. The very tip of the projection is the radical which will form the basal plate from whence the roots will grow. This portion appears as a slightly different colored tip to the projection. The rest of the the elongating stem like structure that appears to be a root is actually a modified cotyledon and homologous to the first embryonic leaves. As you have probably seen the first true leaves emerge from a slit in this stem after the seed is most shriveled. This generally after the radical has been worked into the substrate by the elongating modified cotyledon and the area above the radical had begun to swell forming the bulb as nutrients are transferred from the seed. Depending on the species the actual roots will begin to grow from the basal plate at different points. Some species grow extensive true roots quickly like Crinum luteolum while others form a nice bulb but few roots after the seed is totally dried up. So back back to you question. When the root it snapped off of a Crinum seed, it is a little more that it appears. I don't know if it is possible for a single Crinum seed to have multiple embryos which might allow it to produce addition radicals, but otherwise it should not be able to do that. -- Alani Davis Tallahassee, Florida