I concur. My understanding is that all growth originates at the basal plate. Tim Eck > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of > Steve Evans via pbs > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 8:07 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Cc: Steve Evans > Subject: Re: [pbs] Crinum > > I have never heard of one growing without the basal plate. In my experience > they rot. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 18:57, Lamon Ready<lamonready@hotmail.com> > wrote: Serious question. > > Ebay seller sold 4 Super Ellen bulbs. A friend dug and shipped for hospitalized > seller. > > 3 were fine, 1 had basal plate cut off. Seller contends it will grow. I say it will > not, but will rot. > > They are replacing it, still claiming it will grow. I have searched the net, but > found nothing definitive. > > Any suggestions? > > Thank you! > > Lamon Ready > > > ________________________________ > From: Lamon Ready <lamonready@hotmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 1:09 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society; Lamon Ready > Subject: Crinum > > > Hi, > > Will crinum bulbs with the basal plate cut off live and grow - thrive? > > I bought some and one was minus the plate. > > Thank you, > > Lamon Ready > > Cairo, Ga, USA > > Zone 8b > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… > ficbulbsociety.net%2Fcgi- > bin%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fpbs&data=02%7C01%7C%7C78df95a76b49469 > ba2ef08d5f185c82f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6 > 36680479245784070&sdata=igeDMpupFLfZM6Qt9t696zfxczySLp7gGj7PnO5Br > WM%3D&reserved=0 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…