They can be started in water like hippeastrums, but its not necessary, I've done both, and prefer just planting them right into seedling mix. Ernie DeMarie Z6/7 (more like 8 this year as the earliest daffodils bloom against a wall) Tuckahoe NY -----Original Message----- From: The Silent Seed <santoury@aol.com> To: pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 11:11 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] paramongaia seed starting The seeds of Paramongaia weberbaueri are very much like Hippeastrum seed. Can they be started in water, like Hippys ? Jude