Amaryllis seeds from last year about 10 months old stored in pill tube in dark garage. Are these still viable healthy seeds or don't waste time on planting them? I had read where they have a short shelf life of anywhere from 2 to 3 months to maybe up to a year.

I know that in the cold they can be stored up to a year. This is how I store them.

Nothing much to lose - I would give them a try. It would be interesting to see the results - which could further our learning.

I'll give it a few more weeks. If after 4 weeks and nothing then I'll just wait for fresh seeds from my developing seed pods. I AM going to crank up the heating mat to about 80 degrees soil temp.

legosnell said:I'll give it a few more weeks. If after 4 weeks and nothing then I'll just wait for fresh seeds from my developing seed pods. I AM going to crank up the heating mat to about 80 degrees soil temp.

it is better to use floating method that a soil

A big issue for me with the floating method is mold, fungus or mildew. Now if they germinate quick, like within a week or two then maybe there isn't the mold fungus mildew issue. Or maybe lightly spray them with a fungus spray once a week? I've tried the floating method twice last year and got mold mildew both times but I also planted probably 30 seeds in seed starter bullets and only had 9 or 10 sprout and out of those I eventually wound up with only 3 healthy plants that are now almost a year old and growing strong. So I think in the future you plant a bunch of seeds because many won't make it for one reason or another. Listen to me, I'm talking like I know what I'm doing and in reality I'm just a newbie who doesn't know diddle squat about it. Just learning. Appreciate any help and advise.

@legosnell
Here`s a little info......
https://www.plantgrower.org/up...

wibbly, excellent link on Amaryllis! Thank you.

legosnell said:wibbly, excellent link on Amaryllis! Thank you.

You`re welcome Larry

After 3 weeks and with a heating mat for the last week, only one seed has sprouted out of probably 50. I'll give it a few more weeks but not looking to promising with the 10 month old seeds stored in the garage. I'll have fresh seeds in probably another month.

Update. 10 month old 2019 amaryllis seeds after 5 to 6 weeks. 1 out of 50 germination rate and it eventually died.

seeds should be stored in a cold place, about 4-8 C

I testing now seeds from last year (2019) of Hippeastrum x johnsonii against now batch of same specie

I have 300-500 new seeds , and 20-40 old ones, so I do not care waste 20-30 for this project