Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: Hippeastrum species from seed., 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
I think all has come to a standstill, even though the few remaining seeds look OK I doubt they will germinate. The one Big White with red strips which germinated is rotting, looks like they weren't a good self cross.

H. calyptratum has been the most consistent and fastest to grow. Most of the others are making leaves, but a few are slow and may not get there. I should end up with a good number of each.

Now comes the part to plant them successfully.

Last night I planted up the 10 H. calyptratum, they actually looked very happy today. I used a deep pot and made a deep hole for each plant with my finger to bury the roots. I have left the bulb part above the surface, the seed pods are still attached with the original seed inside still. This is likely to provide food until the plant is established.

The compost mixture is my own with approx 2/3 leafy compost with gritty soil.