Thank you very much everyone for the helpful information re: seeds. I'll pocket that for now. At this point, I'm really trying to find plants - if anyone has any leads - feel free to email me privately if you prefer. Thanks again! On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Ernie DeMarie via pbs < pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > > Hi Jude, > I've had good luck germinating Xerophyta seed from both Silverhill and > Lifestyle seeds. Also there was some fresh seed offered a while back in > one of the PBS offerings as well. The seed needs to be fresh or kept in a > refrigerator soon after receipt if you aren't going to sow it right away. > Surface sow in a well drained mix with minimal fertilizer, pumice and peat > moss or perlite and seed starting mix with some peat moss to reduce the > fertilizer content should work, the mix needs to be well drained. Seed > benefits from being placed in zip lock bags and being put under lights for > germination. Once the seedlings are growing well you can take them out of > the bag, as they get larger they can be separated. When they are fairly > large, they can spend the winter dry in a cool location in a desiccated > state, they green up in spring when watered, but they can also be kept > green through winter by watering them when needed. > Hope this info helps, > Ernie DeMarie > NY where the frost hasn't hit yet but its coming this weekend or week for > sure. Had to dig up the Bessera elegans in the garden even though they > were blooming, to bring in, not much in the way of bulb blooms outdoors but > plenty of Cape oxalis spp are blooming indoors. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Fri, Nov 7, 2014 9:32 am > Subject: [pbs] Testing - Need Xerophyta > > > Hi gang > Hopefully this time it'll work. > > I am trying to locate Xerophyta plants, if anyone can help, or point me in > the right direction. I have had no luck with seeds, and can't seem to find > plants. > > Anyone? > > Thanks! Jude > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >