...a very good looking obliquus bloom! Let us know more, about self pollination. -CM, Central Texas Cynthia W Mueller > On Sep 3, 2017, at 8:18 AM, Nicholas plummer <nickplummer@gmail.com> wrote: > > This week, I was pleased to finally see flowers on a Cyrtanthus obliquus > bulb that I have been growing for about four years. It has resolutely > refused to offset, so I'm hoping it might prove to be self-fertile. > > Pictures here: > https://sweetgumandpines.wordpress.com/ > > Other recent blooms, some in pots and some in the ground, have included > Bessera elegans, Boophone disticha, Lilium catesbaei, Lilium formosanum, > Lycoris spp., and Hymenocallis occidentalis. Click the "Bulbs" category on > the blog if you are interested in pictures. > > Speaking of H. occidentalis, can anyone tell me how to treat the seed > (apart from labeling them "Not lima beans, do not eat")? Should I plant > immediately in the ground (zone 7), plant immediately in pots and keep in > the greenhouse over winter, or store in the fridge and plant in spring? > The mother plant is definitely hardy in this climate, but I'm not sure > about seedlings. > > Nick Plummer > North Carolina, USA, Zone 7 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…