Boophone seed
Kipp McMichael (Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:45:02 PDT)

Jim,
Boophone seeds are generally ready to sprout once the infructescence is dried-out. When the entire seed-head detaches from the bulb they seed should all be ripe and ready to plant.
I assume you mean you have several other Boophone in pots: Assuming your garden is gopher-free and given your location in Santa Barbara, there's no reason you shouldn't move your bulbs into your garden - you will certainly get more reliable blooming when the plants are given a large root run (and this goes for all the winter-growing South African amaryllids)
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From: fosterjp@cox.net
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:14:23 -0700
Subject: [pbs] Boophone seed

Thanks Kipp - you prompted me to go over every flower and I found 3
seed! I was surprised at the size, just like a pea. I won't have
trouble finding them again.

Should they be planted now or do they need time to ripen further.

Next will see if my B. josephina will flower this Fall.

I have several others in pots but they are dormant - when should I move
them into my garden.

Jim Foster
Santa Barbara
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