Dennis, I managed to reply to the wrong thread with that message (which was re: Haemanthus deformis). Carry on. Nothing to see here... ;-) -|<ipp > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 11:34:22 -0400 > From: dkramb@badbear.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum seedling success! > > Ummm... what? I already planted the seeds 4-5 years ago. To the best of > my knowledge other Hippeastrum cultivars do not have pods that turn red > upon successful pollination. I can't find anything like it on Google. > > Dennis in Cincinnati > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 9:54 PM, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Pluck, clean & plant now - no need to wait. That orange color change is to > > announce a ripe berry to whatever forest creature(s) the plant apparently > > relies upon for seed dispersal. > > -|<ipp > > > > > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 20:27:25 -0400 > > > From: dkramb@badbear.com > > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum seedling success! > > > > > > My first (and only) cross of Hippeastrum was H. parodii 'Germa' x H. > > 'Santa > > > Rosa'. I made the cross in 2010. I sent most of the seeds to the PBS BX > > > 274 but I kept a few for myself and sowed them. > > > > > > Here is the excerpt from that BX offering: "Seeds of Hippeastrum > > parodii ' > > > Germa' (pod parent) x H. 'Santa Rosa' (pollen parent). Germa has tubular > > > yellow flowers. Santa Rosa has unusual white & red flowers with reddish > > > stems and dark red ovaries (when a pod parent)." > > > > > > As of today I have 2 surviving plants, and the first one is now sending > > up > > > a bloom stalk. I'm stoked! :-) I'll share pics as soon as the bloom > > > opens up. I'm guessing 1 to 2 weeks. > > > > > > Did anybody else grow my seeds and get any blooms yet? I'd love to see > > > your pics. > > > > > > Loving it! > > > Dennis in Cincinnati > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/