I grow Merwilla plumbea. 2020 was the first year I was able to collect seed from it. I have three. The pale-blue almost white one made more seed. The richer blue and largest one made very little seed. My biggest most blue one I got from UC Berkeley's botanic garden in 2013. The pale one I got from Annies Annuals in 2014. Neither bloomed until last year. My new one is a clump of tiny bulbs all blooming at once, much earlier than the other two which are only in spike now. This new one I am surprised blooms from bulbs that small. I got this latest one from San Marcos Growers, via a local nursery, this year. Only UCB had the correct species name so if you search, use the former name. I see I still have the envelopes from the May 2020 seed collected. I did not get my seed cleaned and packed in time for this upcoming BX but plan to before the next one. I do not know what time of year to sow these but since the flowers then leaves emerge this time of year, I guess I would sow in spring. Gastil Santa Barbara, California _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>