Greetings busy bulb growers, In August this year Josh Young and Ron Redding asked the PBS for advice on growing *Cryptostephanus haemanthoides*. Today I uploaded a few photos and added some information on how I grow my plant to our beloved wiki. Hopefully this will be of some use to those who wish to grow this species. See: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Many folks have asked me if I ever have seeds to share. Our plant has not yet reached maturity or bloomed. We only have one clone. Hopefully by the time mine blooms, Nhu or I will be able to get pollen from someone so that there will be seeds to share. I don't know if anyone is actively propagating this species from seed. Its general culture is comparable to that of *Costus spectabilis* which I have described in previous posts, on the wiki and on my flickr. It should be a great pot subject for those with 'tropical summers'. Made famous by its relation to *Clivia*, *Cryptostephanus haemanthoides* needs much warmer climate and has different water requirements than its South African cousin. Aloha, Jacob Knecht ------ my flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/> On 23 August 2010 15:07, Josh Young <joshy46013@yahoo.com> wrote: > Can anyone give any good advice for the cultivation of Cryptostephanus > haemanthoides? There are many of us that can only find very minimal > information > and I know there are a few of you that are well aware of the requirements > for > this plant! It seems difficult to grow considering all the negative > attention > it gets! > > Thanks > > Josh > IN >