Yes, thank you Bill! I will be trying it here in Auckland, New Zealand. With so many wanting it, Dell will have his work cut out. Ina On 10/09/2012 9:52 a.m., William McLaughlin wrote: > Thanks for the interest in the donated Paramongaia seed! Lee Poulsen has noted distinct forms that require differing dormancy regimes. I would say that these are of the "lowland" type by your description. I was given two potted specimens by Dr. Harold F. Winters (retired, USDA) several years ago as he was afraid of losing them in his apartment. I kept an offset of each, and donated the main bulbs to the US Botanic Garden. These grow in fall following a long dry dormancy in the greenhouse, and bloom faithfully each year mid to late December. Since they are individual clones, they fertilize each other readily. The donation is a mix of seed from two pods, one from each specimen crossed by the other. Hopefully this will increase the genetic diversity of Paramongaia in cultivation. I have germinated seed from this batch at a 90% rate....so I expect the market to be flooded with these in a few years LOL! > > Bill McLaughlin > http://flickr.com/photos/bill_i_am/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10