Scilla madeirensis seed

Hi everyone
I received 4 S. Madeirensis bulbs from Longfield Gardens mid November and I
planted them in a cool place. In the last few days 3 of them have grown a
middle spear about 10in long. I am in Minneapolis, we have -10F outside,
and my pot won't go outside for a while yet. But I will keep you informed
of the progress. However - I have a smaller, much smaller variety of what
commonly we can "grape Hyacinth" - small blue flowers just like the SM -
they bloom when there is still snow on the ground and stay green under the
snow, about mid to late March. The spread from seeds - and there is no
shortage of new bulbs, I actually have to clean up quite often, they spread
in the walking path. I have not had a problem with them spreading.

They are beautiful, even though they are small, and the bloom in bunches,
that's how the bulbs grow from the seeds I imagine. I can share later in
the season, when they are done blooming and I have to clean.

I hope the 4 bulbs I have of SM will bloom

Luminita

On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 5:12 PM, Brian Whyer <brian.whyer@btinternet.com>
wrote:

Hi Pamela
I have grown it from seed a few times. They seem to take a very long time
to ripen here in the UK. My seed pods formed at the end of last summer
(September/October) and I don't expect to collect them until next
April/May. The pods fill out over winter some getting 1 cm diameter+. Maybe
in a warmer climate they ripen more quickly but not in my 7C minimum
greenhouse. In their natural habitat they will be warm all "winter". Mine
get very top heavy and I wonder if they fall over and ripen and break up on
the ground naturally.
Brian UK

From: Pamela Slate <myixia1@gmail.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
Sent: Saturday, 13 January 2018, 21:56
Subject: [pbs] Scilla madeirensis seed

Dear PBSers,
My five S. madeirensis are all producing seed and the pods are ripening.
See attached (very amateurish) photo and note some of the pods are slightly
under one cm and each scape has a different number of pods. I have muslin
draw string bags I plan to place over the drying stems to catch the pods
and hopefully find much seed to share with the SX as well as grow myself.
Could anyone out there tell me when I need to cover the scapes and the
approximate time it takes for ripening is complete?

Also, do any of you have experience growing this plant from seed and if so,
please share.

Thanks so much for any information.

Best to all,
Pamela Slate
Scottsdale Arizona USA Zone approx 9A-ish and warming
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