Do you have an idea of the % success rate with floating seeds? Mauro mailed mine on 3/11, so I am trying not to obsess on the next three weeks. I tried floating sprekelia seeds last week. After 4 days, there was a distinctly funky smell to the water, and 1/3 of the seeds had shown a radicle, so I put them all in seedling medium. A little activity so far, but not much. Many of the species from Mauro appear to be nearly lithophitic, and I have read that seedlings can be given a good start by using the medium for larger bulbs and letting them grow into it. It's a lot like potting up orchids... --Rr

Hi Folks, I have all of the seeds sent out at this time. I will post again in the Fall for homes for offsets. Hi Hans-Werner, So true, the flowers are not as exciting as some. They make up for the lack of style with great vigor and a free blooming habit.Twice a year is quite common for them and without any special prompting. The offsets are very interesting,some forming on rhizomes and some bursting from the side of the bulb. My hope is to put puniceum pollen on papilio and then attempt to breed the results back to papilio. If I can retain the papilio face but increase the vigor and ease of blooming it could be a very nice thing :) Lora

Hi Fuzzbuzzle, I have just checked my nitidas and I have a few seeds but they are not ripe yet. One bush is covered with flowers so should get some seeds from that one soon. I would be happy to send you a few seedlings to be going on with until I get more seeds. In fact I would be happy to find them a good home. I don't like to waste the seeds of this lovely shrub and so I am always germinating them and then wondering what to do with them, so you are welcome to some. I would very much like to have a few seeds of your white Bauhinia and perhaps also some Brunfelsia grandiflora. I have the regular HD unknown purple Brunfelsia which is nothing special so your grandiflora will be a big improvement on that. email me at prionisland@gmail.com with your address etc. Thanks.

As you probably saw on this site, I've been posting about my mandonii going into bud. My collection of species hipps has been much like yours, with many young seedlings, and great anticipation. Now, several of these seedlings have finally matured and started to bloom--h.evansiae last month, and mandonii now. Have you located Mauro in Brazil? I wonder about supposed teyucuarensis seeds for sale, as I had thought this species couldn't produce it's own species seed? I hope your new mandonii grow as fast as mine did. Keep us posted! --Rick