Has anyone tried to cross Bowiea with the pregnant onion (Ornithogalum longibracteum/ Albuca bracteata)? Bob ------------------------------------------------------------ Dave, I was given the typical form of Bowiea volubilis, as in your picture, years ago and have grown it since then (in a greenhouse, NW Arkansas), and it's in growth now, though not yet in flower. I've never tried to self it, and normally there are no spontaneous seeds set, but I seem to remember that I did get seeds one year. But I also grow the gariepensis subspecies, and have had the "nana" form in the past - though I can't seem to find it today - and the greenhouse is open for ventilation when it's warm, so those might have been hybrid seeds courtesy of some passing insect. I don't need more of that form, so I didn't sow the seed and can't be sure it was viable. I'll try to do a more controlled experiment when I see flowers this time. I did try selfing the gariepensis once and did not get seed. Steve _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>