My problem with these is they tend to grow and flower erratically and often too late in the UK season to get pollinated naturally. My last flowers on 1 stem are still yet to come and we have had 2 frosts so they are under glass. This year I even had 1 plant start growing in mid winter and flower in spring. Only when I put it outside in April did 1 flower get self pollinated. I have never checked if the seed looked different as some of mine must be selfed, by me when I assist with plants of the same clone, and they are rarely ripe and dry before April/May. I would guess about half of the seed I sowed this summer has germinated so far but I put them in quite late.
Brian Whyer, UK
On 11/4/2016 4:46 PM, Kenneth Preteroti wrote:
> My bulb flowered this year and I brought it to work as no one had ever seen one before. I usually cut the flower stalk after flowering as I only have one plant. No chance of pollination. This year however I took several days off and upon my return I noticed seed pods forming on several flowers. Another week has passed and the pods have grown to pea size. Any chance of the seeds being fertile. What could have pollinated them.
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