Jeff your in luck, I still have one I haven't removed the seedpods from, I'll leave a couple on to ripen, email me your addy through my members page and I'll send you some seed when they're ready, it will be awhile though the seedpods are still green. Annette

update on what is left Gladiolus corms 1 bundle left Cardiocrinum Giganteum seeds antirrhinum majus- semi dwarf snapdragons pink,red,light pink all 3 with yellow mouths tuberous begonias red and pink 1 pack of each these are very fine seeds like powder Magnolia sprengeri seeds

Hi Macca, I import mine...contact me privately if you have more interest in this. I get them so that they are 1-2 years from flowering. They are pretty easy to grow if you follow a few simple rules!! I both have them in the ground and in large pots....I mean large.....I've got 3 bulbs in a 20+ inch diameter pot....a mix of potting mix and pine bark.....kept in shade....maybe 2 hrs of morning sun MAX. Keep them moist for the summer.....give them some fertilizer (15-30-15) every week or so to increase bulb size. Watch out for slugs...they will gladly kill your Cardiocrinum just as it is getting growing in the spring!! You do not want them that warm in the winter....they are Himalayan plants that require atleast some modest amount of cold weather.....I put the pot of them in the garage for the winter (40F for a low) and give them a touch of water every now and again with my bonsai...the soil should not be bone dry.....they will dessicate....trust me on that one and please do not ask for the gory details!! I posted a pic of this guy on the exchange page (under Wanted by mistake). I can e-mail you a pic of mine in flower this summer if you would like to see it...very pretty if I do say so myself :o) Dan

Did the seed work for anyone, especially after being stored awhile? I failed first few attempts then learned how to get some success, both with Cardiocrium giganteum v giganteum and v yunnanese. My seed looked just like yours with the std variety having lighter colored seed. I recently posted some information on starting seed. Both types bloomed the same year so I could directly compare. Mine were in quite shady locations. The leaf shapes differ and the Yunnan variety is a little smaller. It can get 12', whereas the std variety 14'. In lower light and a tub mine Yunnanese has been 9+' so far. Cardiocrium giganteum v yunnanese Cardiocrium giganteum v giganteum Intenet photo I found below shows the potential of this fine species. Notice the plant location. It's a very sunny location. And there are deciduous leaf plants around it. Notice the leaf shadows. They are above and slightly to the rear towards the Lady. This clever or very lucky gal planted both.this and the second clump on the right on the northeast side of the bush(es I bet). Thus, ot gets morning sun when it is cooler and afternoon shade when the day heats up. If one didn't notice this they would wrongly assume to grow this wonder in full sun to get this ~14' optimal result. You know she must have been really pushing fertilizer too! Cardiocrinun bulbs sprout really early, for me mid Feb. So her clumps got full sun in cool weather. Then it was shaded by leaves as the summer approached. The way the plant is shaped, those upper stalk leaves get full sun and won't risk wind breakage as much as the lower leaf shape and size. So they might be more sun tolerant than the lower leaves. If nothing else the smaller size high location is where better air movement occurs to cool them. With all that extra sun up there, bet those leaves drive the fuller height potential, with the big bulb helping feed energy and nutrients. And I bet those big fat bulbs really warm too when they sprout, like it has been shown a Shunk Cabbage does here in the PNW (by several degrees). In nature this plant grows fast, in an early season, in a cool climate location, at a higher elevation. If the bulb didn't heat it's hard to explain its growth rate otherwise. Mine sprout and grow fast way before much else does in our yard. That big bulb obviously metabolizes (burns) a lot of stored carbohydrate and/or fat so it in fact must deal with potential heating. If such a bulb bolted to bloom in hot weather soil bet it would abort by overheating! We moved in Feb 2016 and I took bulb clusters of both varieties with us. The same Yunnanese pictured here bloomed in the transfer tub a few months later! With the extra light energy in the new north wall side location it also had more flowers. I didn't get it planted last fall. Surprizing the heck out of me, there's two large pineapple sized bulbs in the cluster showing in the tub. Looks like it is planning to bloom the 3rd year in a row, this time maybe with two stalks? Finally learning how to grow it well. I also casted the seed to make a patch. My Yunnan variety's flowers are not as elegantly shaped as the standard variety. However, the flowers are highly fragrant, have more maroon color striping, and the cultivar is quite perky and reliable at blooming, as expected. It has the characteristic dark blackish flower stalk, which was darker in my sunnier location, as also expected. My clone doesn't had the red flushing in the leaves that some others have. Oughta swap a bulb with someone on year to two so that we have both. Caution when growing in lower light. I actually started with two Yunnan bulbs. All three of my plants grew great and bloomed the same year due to a culture secret. One of the Yunnan plants gave alot of viable seed, but only a tiny offset bulb or two that didn't survive (slugs?). Marginally more sun in the others gave better response in offset bulb production. I have not seperated them because I want to see what a natural clump does. All the pictures I see on the internet are show what looks like one bulb plants. With my two bulb plant, If not getting two flower stalks the same year, I expect to instead get a next year bloom, without lag year between. My goal is a 6" x 15' "patch of heaven: in continuous yearly bloom. Have just the spot saved for it.