Hello, Here are some comments on the seed I donated to the EU spring SX Albuca spec. ex Roscoff. About 40cm tall, bright yellow hanging flowers. Leaves filiform, deciduous. Very similar to A. shawii but I think not identical. Summer growing with dry winter dormancy, not frost hardy, very nice in a pot. Dahlia imperialis (?): identity not certain. Tree Dahlia, reaching 3 to 4m in one season, flowering from end of November with large flat opening pink flowers. (True D. imperialis does not open that flat). Needs a frost free winter to flower. Can be grown as a foliage plant in colder climates. Tuber should not be stored dry, no real dormancy. I could not donate much seed as it was simply not ripe, there will be more in autumn. Sow in cool conditions, not in a propagator. Lilium ‘White Triumphator‘: A magnificent longiflorum Hybrid. I never raised it from seed as the bulbs multiply well. Long lasting wax like scented flowers, resistant to sun, heat, wind, blown over pots. Hybrid seed may not come true to type. Fast growing, short or no dormancy, was hardy in my German garden. Tradescantia boliviana: Upright tuberous perennial, about 70cm tall. Many pink flowers along the shoots for a long time in summer, popular with insects. Needs as much sun as ever possible, otherwise it will not remain upright. Needs rich moist soil during growth but absolutely dry dormancy in winter, even for young plants. Starts relatively late in spring. Do not water before new shoot tips show. I use a very large clay pot because the residual moisture in plastic pots would kill it during dormancy. Will not reach adult size the first year from seed. Not frost hardy at all. Zantedeschia jucunda: large deep golden yellow waxy flowers over lush foliage spotted white. Summer growing, winter dormant. Easy from seed but will not flower the first year. Not a bog plant but likes a lot of water and fertilizer. Endangered in its habitat. To me the most beautiful Zantedeschia. Has shown to be winter hardy south of Köln (Cologne) in mild settings. Multiplies well vegetatively. Happy in large containers. From Silverhill a very long time ago. Zantedeschia albomaculata: much smaller plant than the previous. But very elegant. Narrow arrow shaped upright leaves heavily spotted white, small white flowers with dark center. Even without flowers a beautiful foliage plant. Summer growing, winter dormant, not hardy at all, happy in pots. Easy from seed but will not flower the first year. Originally wild collected by Ellen Hornig, on Drakensberg. Have fun with it! Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>