At 12:47 PM 12/29/2013, you wrote: >Nhu mentioned >"I had a high rate of germination with fresh seeds, but of course, >none of the seedlings came back." referring to Hesperocallis. I >wonder why he says "of course". I have >not attempted Hesperocallis. Am I wrong to expect most of my >seedlings return after their first dormancy? Gastil, Hesperocallis is a special case. We've discussed it a lot of times over the years in this group. A lot of people have gotten seed to germinate, but I don't recall anyone was able to grow it to blooming size and most people couldn't get it to reappear after the first dormancy. This has been true for people who are really expert bulb growers. It seems to be one of those things you need to go see in the desert those years when they have good rainfall. Mary Sue