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 Guys, Have been meaning to post an update on Sue's kids at my house in California. I am so glad to see so many postings from some of you with updates of your Hoyas too. Well, mine look pretty much like Pirategirl's and greedyghost's babies. I'm glad to see that mine look just like theirs. I was beginning to think that maybe something was wrong with mine (not enough light, water ect.)but I see that they are Normal, or growing at a normal rate, considering that I planted them in late Oct or early November... Then it took them what seemed like a very long time to germinate.... @ Kathy WOW your Hoyas look great! I had no idea they would get so thick.....They're beautiful! Thanks for the pics.... Now I have an idea of what they're going to look like. I have about 12 seedlings that appear to be doing very well...I'm like a momma hen watching them all the time. I think my other Hoyas are getting just a bit jealous.... @ Mizi,Sorry to hear your Hoyas didn't make it... Thank you Pirategirl and greedyghost for those really nice pics. alba in Hawthorne

I have ipomoea platensis , or Kedrostis africana seed to trade. Mike