maybe it just needs some earth?

I'm looking at your last seed and something doesn't quite look right about it to me. Usually, they have a tiny bulblet and a root, as well as a leaf. What you have looks like a combination of a root and a bulb. I think by now it should have sprouted a root and a leaf. I could by mistaken, but I don't think this is viable. Give it as much time as you want though unless it turns mushy. Change the water about once a week too.

It is not pointless to grow from seed especially if you have healthy seeds! It's fun!
Hopefully, others will give their thoughts also.

Here is what a picture of a healthy soaked seed should look like before it is planted in soil.

Donna

Donna your pictures are a bit confusing? It looks like the leaf and the root are in the same spot?

What part of your seeds are u putting in the water? I have it so that the paper part of the seed is floating and what I thought was the root is submerged in the water?

My above picture was sprouted seeds that I took out of the water before I planted them.They were not floating so that may have confused you.

In this picture you can see the seed floating on the surface of the water and then the bulb portion (which looks like yours) and then the root (which yours doesn't appear to have). The leaf should emerge from the upper portion of the bulb portion.
But what I don't like about yours is that you don't seem to have a root, just a bulb portion as the root is usually the first thing to sprout from the soaking seed, not the bulb.

Donna

So should I just give up? It seems healthy and green and not mushy? I really had hoped to get a seed that servived

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This post was edited by dondeldux on Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 17:20

NO, Don't give up, continue to keep it in water and see what happens. You'll know when it's time to throw in the towel, it will just get mushy. And if you don't mind someone elses crosses, maybe someone will send you a few seeds to play around with if you're in the US? Are you?

Donna

I'm confused about where everything grows? When I first put the seed in the water I thought the root would grow down and the leaf would grow up? But in ur pictures it looks like most of it is under the water ?

I'm thinking that since I used an ice cube tray that the seed didn't have enough room to grow so I've put it in something deeper?

That's right...the leaf will be under water too, it can grow to an inch or two under water and be just fine...

What about the papery black portion? I see it is floating on top of the water but what about when and if I plant does that stay above the dirt?

Like this...

Oh so it always stays on top!! Well i will wait and see what happens with this seed, I am really hoping that it grows a root. It's so funny because this whole time I thought what I saw was the root. Thank u so much for ur help Donna and all the great pictures. This is my first time trying a seed, we live and we learn!

It looks to me that a bulb is forming, but that the radical (i.e the first root) has failed to elongate. If you have several of these seedlings, perhaps you could transfer a couple to soil. If you keep it alive long enough, maybe it will eventually produce a root.
I can't remember hearing of a successful cross between Hippeastrum and Amaryllis, so if you have succeeded, it would be worth pampering it to keep it alive.

macroclemys this is the last of the seeds from the cross. I bought a belladonna which I noticed is much smaller then the other hippeastrum. I pollinated both plants with each others pollen and when the pods were ready all the seeds seemed very viable. But I'm down to just this one and I really hope that it thrives! Now even more after reading ur thread about not knowing of a cross between the two. It was in a very shallow dish so now I put it in a deeper dish in hopes that a root will grow. And I will keep everyone up to date on the progress. It seems healthy and green so I have my fingers crossed.

And yes Donna I am in the US

So just moved to a zone 8 from a 6 and very excited about trying new seeds this year. But unfortunately that seed did not make it.

So just moved to a zone 8 from a 6 and very excited about trying new seeds this year. But unfortunately that seed did not make it.

So just moved to a zone 8 from a 6 and very excited about trying new seeds this year. But unfortunately that seed did not make it.

Well daes80us it's the start of a new season and even if you aren't able to come with your own seeds, I'm sure some one of us on this forum will be able to help you out with some seeds....!!

Donna

Thanks Donna I think part of the excitement comes from breeding your own seeds! But if anyone does have amaryllis seeds I'd be happy to have some!

This is certainly not pointless since this will be a rather rare hybrid if it succeeds. Just make sure to change the water. Be interesting to see how it turns out as belladonnas tend to have really weak colours. The ones with stronger colours appeal to me more.