The common form that grows as an heirloom in Texas seems to be a single clone, and I have never seen it set seed. Although, I have read accounts of it setting seed very rarely. However, other forms of the species set seed readily and abundantly. A couple lighter colored forms that I obtained from a seed exchange set full crops of seeds, and seem to even be self-fertile. Glen ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 17:49:54 -0400 From: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: [pbs] Rhodophiala Seed Message-ID: <d963f3ef-4d8f-a3d8-e56d-c17373e7c3d7@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed The multiple pots of Rhodophiala bifida that were put outdoors towards summer's end were very well watered from the storms. They are, for the most part, offsets that were divided, matured, etc. But basically they are clones. I was surprised to see that a very few bulbs set seed. Never before. Seed matured. Did collect some and sowed it, along about October 18. And now have some little green grass-like threads already appearing in the pot! Not that I need more rhodophiala but how could I ignore this. Has anyone else experienced seed setting and rapid germination on R. bifida? Judy in New Jersey where nighttime temperatures drop to the mid-20s Fahrenheit under clear and windless conditions. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>