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gg5 said:@Jungleshadows, @Springcolor @Patty @Valleylynn or anyone else who has gotten seeds from their semps
Kevin your reply brings up a question - do all the bloom stalks have seed???
If I didn't hand pollinate, am I sure the bees are pollinating them?
I didn't actually check for seeds when I cut the stalks - and I've just kept them in a paper bag without disturbing them.
I was assuming since the bloom dried and the stalks seemed full that they had seed on them...thanks for any comments on this!
I'm planning on giving the seeds to MR - so I hope there is seed and not just chaff

JungleShadows said:Greg,
Most stalks will have some seed. The heuffs and things that are totally or predominantly tectorum, marmoreum, montanum or arachnoideum will have LOTS of seed. The hybrids that are part arachnoideum X a non-cobweb will have much less seed in general, sometimes none at all. My 'Greenwich Time' which is a montanum x calcareum cross has almost no seed. Hybrids from tetraploid strains X diploid ones tend to be nearly sterile, such as 'Greenwich Time'.
Hope that helps.
There are a few others like 'Aymon Correvon' (alias 'Purdy's 90-1' and 'Engle's 13-2') that I have never obtained seedlings but I do get things that look like viable seeds. I'm trying again this year with 'Aymon Correvon' as I really like that combination of grey and velvet and would like to work with that combo in my seedlings too. Just think of something like 'Polly bishop' in velvet.
Kevin

Oh my, would you call it 'Black Velvet'? And I can imagine how beautiful that would be with with a red rim on all of the leaves.