Seeds, Seedling and Pods

I was down at the basement doing some watering and cleaning and thought of sharing what is happening down there.

I received a few seed packets of Charlie Kroell lilies last fall. I tried sowing a packet and the below pic is the result. I don't remember how many seeds were in the packet, but there were seven that came up.

These are the Griesbach Asiatic lily seeds I received from the good doctor. I sowed the 1b plum x 1b plum seeds. I hope to sow the others soon.

Asiatic lily 1b plum x 1b plum seedlings.

My Hippeastrum cross, Bogota x Rapido.

And another cross of mine made last year, Hippeastrum San Remo x Rapido.

Hippeastrum Wedding Dance x Graffiti, cross made by a friend from Hawaii.

The big fat pod is of Hippeastrum Exotic Star x Bogota.

The pods at 12 and 6 o' clock are of Exotic Star x Papilio.

Hopefully these will all take, H. Chico x H. papilio.

H. striatum x H. papilio, ripening.

Last fall, I collected lots of open pollinated trumpet African Queen lily seeds. If anybody is interested to experiment and grow lilies from seeds, email me and I will send you a packet. These seeds are mixed of four strains of AQ growing in my garden.

Hippeastrum striatum

Small-flowered species. Lovely color, form and shape. First time to bloom for me. I got it as a tiny seedling almost three years ago.