Hi, On 30/07/2017 04:38, Diane Whitehead wrote: > I have tried for decades to grow nomocharis from seed, as bulbs have never been offered for sale > here, and, though they do germinate, that's as far as it goes. > I would really appreciate some instructions. I used to beg on the SRGC forum for the secret. I could never get a clear answer. I have grown Nomocharis from seed to flower, twice. The plants did not survive to flower again or set seed. I sowed a lot of seed. Most of it met with disaster. One has to keep searching online, people often only sell seed for one year. A tip is to apply for surplus seed in the seed ex - often you won't get much seed as first choice, but will get plenty as surplus. The two pieces of typically vague horticultural advice I did find "shade" and "peat", I believe hindered me. Here in the North of England it is always shady, and peat becomes a rotting mess when over-watered. If I set off again I would treat them as lilies. The wiki page: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… shows my plants and various bit of information. Seemingly it took four years from seed to flower. They are wonderful flowers, and given the chance I would clothe the countryside in a million of them. -- David Pilling http://www.davidpilling.com/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…