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If your plant's flower was definitely
pollinated, after the flower head dries
the seeds will be just about where the
flower head meets the stem, likely
closed in some type of papery pod. The
seeds are black, also rather papery,
flat and the shape is (loosely) disklike
(but at the same time irregularly
shaped) ...about the size of your pinky
fingernail. Plant these seeds 'sideways'
in good draining soil, not totally
covered, cover the pot with plastic,
keep it in about a 65-75 degree place,
and....wait! You'll see grasslike
sprouts, in time. I planted some once
and they took a few months to germinate.
You must then continue growing the small
plants, not giving them a rest as you
must do with amaryllis bulbs themselves.
Sometime in their second year of growth
the plants will have begun to form a
bulb. After they do form that
bulb...they need a rest as do mature
amaryllis bulbs.

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