Ooh, I am so jealous. I also bought a packet of those seeds. I only got two seedlings and the following year, neither one came back! So I can't help you. I wonder if any of our Argentine members have it. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m On Jun 27, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Nhu Nguyen wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Some of you may know that I am a big fan of the Oxalidaceae, and > Hipseocharis is a tuberous geophyte within that family. We bought some > seeds from the Archibalds in 2008 and the plant started blooming this week. > The seeds came from Argentina. > > I am in love with this plant! > http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… > http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… > http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… > > I had three seedlings, one died quickly, two made decent sized tubers, but > one died last year before blooming. So finally, I only have one clone and > slim possibility of seeds. Is anyone out there growing this species? If you > are, please let me know and perhaps we can trade some pollen and the > resulting seeds. I would really love to get this species grown more broadly. > > Happy growing, > Nhu > Berkeley, CA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/