Babiana Species, Baboon Flower

I had these plants few years ago but the corms died from some kind of decay.Although I collected some seeds of them which I totally forgo...Read Moret somewhere in my house..
This year I found them and sow them on cotton and they germinated.I was very surprised because I thought that the seeds were too old - They looked wrinkled and not pellet-like like the time when I collected them.I am gradually transplanting the germs into a rich substrate and they are growing slowly, but well.Does anyone has experience with Babiana stricta seedlings?..I am wondering in which year they are going to produce flowers?

Origin: South Africa - This bulb produces fans of pleated, sword-shaped leaves which die back in the late spring. Spikes of varying color...Read Moreed flowers bloom in the spring. Full sun, do not water after the plant dies back.

This plant is always described as ''evergreen'', however mine are all planted (Zone 10) in areas I do not water and in most Summers the l...Read Moreeaves die back as soon as the hot weather sets in. This doesn't seem to have any adverse effect on the plants, which regrow the following Winter and flower prolifically. They last for several weeks. I love the flowers for their depth of colour. They do better in this garden than the coloured freesias but I have never noticed any scent while the freesias can be smelt from yards away. I'll look for it next season.