Want other breeds of amaryllis seeds. I am starting new amaryllis gardens and need different breeds! I have several new pods that will be ripe in a couple of weeks. Thanks, Kim

Yes it can be done. The seedpod was fine in a few days and eventually started to dry up. Eventually it cracked open and 39 viable seeds were harvested. Now this seedpod was due to ripen ina week or two as I already mentioned. I just don't know if it will also be successful with younger seedpods. By the way, I had to make a clean cut off the end everytime I see a red coloration to make sure no rot would invade the seedpod. Tonight I just cut off a scape of Emerald that I have pollinated last week. I placed it in a jar of water to try this method. I did this not to try an experiment but to save my Emerald (newly purchased) bulb. It has shrunk so much after putting out 3 scapes. I was thinking, the pollination would definitely not take in this situation anyway. So, why not cut the scape and try to continue the pollination process using this method. At the same time, I would be giving the poor stressed bulb some chance to survive.

I'm very happy for you! It sounds like you'll be busy potting up bulbs and planting roses this weekend! We, also, received a couple of rose orders... though ours will be mostly potted and sold, with only a few planted in our own gardens. Ours are all hardy rose types, including Iowa Bucks and Canadian or Sub Zero varieties. All are "own root" roses, just breaking dormancy. We also received several tree peonies, which I've never grown before. The photos are lovely, and they are supposedly hardy in our zone... again, most are for sale, but we will be planting one or two in our own gardens for show. I'm glad your news was good, and glad you're having a good time gardening!

I know I have posted this roughly 1,000 times, but if you search for Mauro Peixoto in Brasil he sells seed of various relatively common SPECIES, not hybrids (although he also has F1 hybrid seed available), all the time....very reliable, cheap, easy to deal with.....the best and only source I know of for species seed unless one of us is giving away some from our own species. Sounds like you can get a bunch :o) Dan