Bessera elegans - the purple form

[Gerry Webster]

Most garden centres in the UK now stock the usual red form - and at about half the price of Rareplants! expect 10 bulbs for about £2.99

Paul

Thanks Paul. Why does your price comparison not surprise me?

[bulborum]

There is a giant overproduction in Holland
from the ordinary one

Fantastic colour Hans
do you know the crossing or is it a mutation

now waiting for a white one

Roland

[Hans J]

Sorry but I have no further informations

Hans

[Rimmer de Vries]

has anyone had success starting Bessera elegans from seed?

the seed is ripe now at end of August in N. hemisphere , in nature i expect the seed to drop now and get started before the winter drought.
or should i wait to start in May?

Thanks Rimmer

[Hans J]

Hi Rimmer ,

I have sown seeds of my Bessera purple form last year in spring ( March )
My idea was it is a summer growing plants ...so it should sown  in spring

I had only few seeds ...but they all comes up - and they looks well
....my mother plant ( Bessera purple form ) is died in mean time ...so I hope the color is stabil with the seedlings

Hans

[Rimmer de Vries]

here are some photos my Bessera elegans blooming in mid July 2014
 about 50% of the flowers made seed pods though i crossed all of them.