If you want to produce seed just get a book/picture of a Sternbergia flower.You have to know where the plant parts are, like anthers and stigmas Polinate the flowers transferring pollen with clean artist brushes to the stigma. Stigma must be slightly sticky for pollen to grow and combine withe egg cell that will grow into seed. Try pollinating around 10am when the humidity is a little higher, but no rain. Rinse brushes in alcohol to kill pollen on the brush and you want to use clean brushes for pollination-Good luck-Russ Hintz In a message dated 3/28/2013 7:00:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, klazina@orcon.net.nz writes: Very little is flowering at the moment, it is just too dry. However, these Sternbergia are cheering. I have tried to grow the seedsetting Sternbergia this year, but had no joy. Is there a knack to that? At the moment the container is left outside open to the weather as I got fed up with it. http://flickr.com/photos/49263888@N06/… Ina -- Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/