Re Dr Bob's Haemanthus flowering spike which he describes thus "It gradually rises to a meter tall with a blossom that lasts a month" I suspect this must be a world record for the species as I have grown it for 50 years here in Australia and flower spikes would be lucky to reach 40cm ! They regularly set seed and like all Haemanthus species, it is recalcitrant ie germinates without external stimulus. The seeds can be stored in a refrigerator to delay germination but only for a short time (several weeks tops) Bruce Schroder Melbourne, Australia _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>