seeking kniphopfia multiflora

[Pegasus]

hello, does anyone have seeds willing to share? I would buy them also,

Thank you
Yoli

[jshields]

hello, does anyone have seeds willing to share? I would buy them also,

Thank you
Yoli

Hi Pegasus,
Where are you? I have seeds of Zephyranthes and Habranthus off and on during the year in my greenhouse. I might mail a few samples to someone inside the USA, but I cannot ship them internationally .

Jim Shields (my real name)
Westfield, Indiana

[Martin Bohnet]

Jim, I dare to say pegasus is referring to Kniphofia multiflora

Height:	150-200 cm (4.9-6.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	orange, yellow, white
Flower Season:	late summer
Climate:	summer rain climate

in particular, not seeds in general - for the latter one I'd suggest using the official seed exchange.

That said: I guess Kniphofia seeds are rather short lived - I often had trouble getting them to germinate from internet sources. I was successful with Kniphofia sarmentosa

Height:	60-90 cm (2-3 ft)
Flower Colors:	red, orange
Flower Season:	mid winter to mid spring
Climate:	winter rain climate

, Kniphofia northiae

Height:	120-170 cm (3.9-5.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	orange, yellow
Flower Season:	early summer to mid summer
Life form:	rhizome

and Kniphofia typhoides

Height:	80-100 cm (2.6-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors:	brown
Flower Season:	late summer to early autumn

, but I've tried many  more. As those are very different types I think the process was not the problem, so I'd put my money on the seed quality.

[CG100]

I guess Kniphofia seeds are rather short lived

How much any generalisation applies, I have no idea, but I have had wild-collected Kniphofia seed, ex Silverhill, germinate after at least two years in a pot, outdoors. I can't remember the sp., but it was rare in habitat (now long gone here).

K. ritualis??

[MLoos]

Hi Jim,

I do have a question for you regarding Hippeastrum cybister.  Is there a way I can contact you off forum?

Michael Loos
Interlaken, NY