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Old 10-04-2007, 05:50 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default is this the way with amaryllis?

Oxymel of Squill writes

I have 4 amaryllis flowering and I will give it a go, can you just give
some
hints on how to collect the sees? Should I let the pods to dry? Should I
open it and put the seed in the soil?

Thanks a million.

PA


bit of an amateurish reply, I'm sure others in this group know better, but
as I recall the seeds were just there when the plant got bored with
flowering, little seeds in the middle of a flat black membrane as I recall,
lots of them. Just prod the seed head and there they are
Good luck

You get a conker-sized seed head. When this ripens of its own accord, it
dries and splits open into three parts, and inside is filled with seeds,
each attached to a black papery membrane. At this stage you collect the
seeds and sow them.


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Kay