Pluck, clean & plant now - no need to wait. That orange color change is to announce a ripe berry to whatever forest creature(s) the plant apparently relies upon for seed dispersal. -|<ipp > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 20:27:25 -0400 > From: dkramb@badbear.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum seedling success! > > My first (and only) cross of Hippeastrum was H. parodii 'Germa' x H. 'Santa > Rosa'. I made the cross in 2010. I sent most of the seeds to the PBS BX > 274 but I kept a few for myself and sowed them. > > Here is the excerpt from that BX offering: "Seeds of Hippeastrum parodii ' > Germa' (pod parent) x H. 'Santa Rosa' (pollen parent). Germa has tubular > yellow flowers. Santa Rosa has unusual white & red flowers with reddish > stems and dark red ovaries (when a pod parent)." > > As of today I have 2 surviving plants, and the first one is now sending up > a bloom stalk. I'm stoked! :-) I'll share pics as soon as the bloom > opens up. I'm guessing 1 to 2 weeks. > > Did anybody else grow my seeds and get any blooms yet? I'd love to see > your pics. > > Loving it! > Dennis in Cincinnati > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/