Hi, On 26/02/2017 06:23, norton cuba melly wrote: >> Any special advice to germinate Alstroemeria and Bomarea from seed? Have a look at the PBS wiki: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… I never got the hang of the scarifying technique, but various people recommend it. Otherwise it can be a long road, with just a few out of a given batch of seed germinating each Winter. Maybe the advice is don't give up. I used the zip lock bag method so keeping seed for many years was practical. -- David Pilling http://www.davidpilling.com/