During February & March this year I received several little plastic bags of pollen from several Hippeastrums from sgardener in the USA. I used the pollen to fertilize several plants that were open the day the pollen arrived. As the pollen arrived over a couple weeks I was able to fertilize different plants so as to try & see if it was viable or the plants compatible. At first the experiment seemed to be a success as several plants had seedpods that had begun to develop but unfortunately after a few weeks they all dried up & I had to remove them. :-((

ONE plant (White with Red Veining) did however go on to produce one seedpod at full term! This was pollen that sgardener sent me from her H.Sydney. None of the other flowers on the same stem “took” or maybe I only fertilized the one, I don’t remember. Anyway AngloAmerican Hybrid seeds were created! :-)) See photo.

I have put them in a small pot with a closed lid so as to keep them fresh. They are now in the darkest & coolest place in our flat, a walk-in cupboard in the entrance hallway. I also have a lot more seeds from the other self fertilized Amaryllis but these are kept separate from the AngloAmerican Hybrid seeds. There is no way I would end up mixing them. I’m very keen to see what will turn out from these seeds but we will have to be patient as they need to grow on during the next four years before they flower for the first time!

If anybody would like some seed you need only ask! Obviously I have only a few AngloAmerican hybrid seeds but I have a lot more seeds from unknown crosses.