Jim, Moving the B. disticha shouldn't be too hard - just dig them up with as much root run intact as possible. Big amaryllids can survive having all their roots completely removed but they take a couple of years to recover from that kind of treatment. -|<ipp ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Jim Foster via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 8:57 AM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Jim Foster <fosterjp@cox.net> Subject: [pbs] Bulb seeds The Brunsvigia josephanae and bosmaniae as well as Boophone haemanthoides I have flowered this year and again if I am not prompt in harvesting the seed heads most of the seeds have already sprouted. Unfortunately none of my B. disticha have ever set a single seed but I've not had the things flower in unison so I can do some crossing just for the heck of it. I'm too disorganized to freeze pollen. I don't expect to bring the seed to flower, I'm 82, so I generally give it away. I do have a couple of 5-6 year old disticha bulbs I want to donate to a local garden (Lotusland) but have never tried to move them, any tips would be appreciated. On a lightly different note I have a mixed collection of haemanthoides and disticha which I've painted different bright colors with the intent of making a large mobile. As it turns out it after I ran the numbers so to speak it would be too large to put anywhere so I made a sort of pile in an alcove on a wall. It is quite striking and visitors always comment on it not knowing what they are. I also made a hat for Burning Man which I'll put on the forum. Jim Foster Santa Barbara _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//…<https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…