Nan,
Thank you very much. I would love to try them. Please let me know how much you would like for them. Which species are they?
Mary
On Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 09:23:56 PM EST, Nan Sterman <nsterman@waterwisegardener.com> wrote:
Mary I am happy to send you Scadoxus seeds when they are ripe - from California. Message me if you are interested.
> On Jan 1, 2026, at 4:56 PM, Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
> I recently received Scadoxus seeds from Silverhill that had begun to germinate. They were in a brown paper envelope so customs could not see that they were germinating. I received them fine. On the other hand, I received some from England that were in a transparent envelope that had begun to germinate and customs could see them and they were confiscated for being plants.
> Mary Gorton Wilmington, Delaware
>
> On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 09:12:00 PM EST, Mary Sue Ittner via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
> I once wrote an article for Bulbs summarizing information people's
> experiences for dealing with bulbs ordered from another hemisphere. You
> can find it here:
> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…
> on Page 35. After reading this thread and reflecting on my experience of
> growing bulbs from another hemisphere, I found that bulbs were much more
> likely to survive than corms. Since a lot of corms can flower from seed
> in a few years if happy in your conditions, that would seem a better
> choice. When plants arrived made a big difference for me. I lost almost
> all of what I once ordered within a year or two when it arrived in late
> spring. And I don't think there was an advantage in that case to living
> where summers rarely are hot. After that I concluded it was better for
> me to either grow from seed or purchase bulbs from someone who grew them
> in my country so they would be used to growing at the right time.
>
> On another note, there are some of us who would be willing to share
> seeds that need to be planted immediately if PBS could find someone who
> would be willing to take on the job of distributing them in a timely
> fashion. Since so many of the South African Amaryllids flower in the
> fall and seed set is late fall to winter, it would probably be best for
> a volunteer to live where it doesn't get really cold when these seeds
> are ready to plant. Lee mentioned that Silverhill Seeds in the past used
> to let people know when recalcitrant seeds were available. With the mail
> delays I expect that is no longer possible.
>
> Mary Sue
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