Some South African Seeds available from Oz

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Crossyne flava has been astounding in its seed production - probably more than a thousand!
I also have some Amaryllis belladonna types - mostly pink shades which will be available in smaller quantities
And maybe some Brunsvigia gregaria - but not sure on the viability as I only have one clone - some may've crossed with the nerine pollen I've been daubing it with as well!
Anyone interested please contact me by e-mail or PM
And I've found out that I can take them to the czech republic without a problem so if you're going to the confernce please let me know if you want some - first come, first served!
cheers
fermi

[goodstroke]

I was interested to read about your crossing Brunsvigia for seed varieties. I have a 65 yr old bulb that has 10 offsets , but only 2 flower a dark tomato red . I think it is Josephinae. So far I have tried in an amateur way to cross them with belladonna, both white and pink. Lots of seed did set and produced seedlings, but that was 2 years ago and of course I am still waiting for them to flower, so I will not know how successful the results will be for some years. I am interested in adding more varieties to my garden so that cross pollination might occur naturally[? depending on flowering coordination ]  or more likely with the help of pollen collected and stored in the fridge till the right time. Do you have any seed available? If not then how about as a result of next flowering season late summer 2014? I will attempt this season to cross more carefully with clip lock bags to isolate the crosses. Any suggestions? Regards John

[Maggi Young]

Hello and welcome, John.
Your 65 year old bulb has all the hallmarks of a great plant- well done on the care of the "old girl" !

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Resurrecting this topic as once again the Crossyne flava have been particularly fecund!
Please send me a PM or e-mail if you'd like some,
cheers
fermi