What a lovely plant! Thank you for sharing this with us! Love it! On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 4:50 PM Ken via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Jude, Jim, Arthur, et al, > One of my Boophone haemanthoides is in full bloom now, and another 3 bulbs > currently pushing buds. IMO, they tend to be self-infertile. However. you > can stimulate seed set with the pollen of B.disticha (or possibly certain > other Amaryllids.) I did so in 2017, 18 & 19, and also on a friends plant > back in 2013. Here's a shot of the one B.haemanthoides currently in > bloom. I've again been brushing the heck out of it with pollen from > B.disticha. My other 3 buds rising (and perhaps 2 more) should bloom > concurrently and will be cross-pollinated. I have 9 of 10 original plants, > grown from 2007 Silverhill seed … 5 bulbs bloomed last year, so I am hoping > for more in 2020.. > Ken Blackford > > > On Thursday, June 25, 2020 ... > Jim, > It sounds like a beautiful plant. Do you have a picture of it you might > share with us? > Best, Jude... > On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 ... Jim Foster wrote ...> Hi Arthur, > > > > Do you know if it is self-fertile?? I have a large B. disticha > > inflorescence in my front y... > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: B.haemanthoides.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 109566 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
