Dear All Here are some comments about the seeds on offer in the current BX. Arisaema c.f. consanguineum. Umbrella like leaf, huge fruit, tall attractive plant. Tubers do not offset. Do not know how hardy this one is, mine are pot grown. Begonia evansiana, considered hardy, very good pink form, Bulbili, they should be planted immediately and kept barely moist, not totally dry. They will sprout in spring. Begonia gracilis var martiana, tender, upright stems with fragrant pink flowers all in a row one on top of the other. winter dormant. Minute bulbili treat as above. Dahlia coccinea var palmeri open pollinated but comes fairly true form seed, no hybrids grown nearby. Excellent garden plant, 2-3m tall, no staking required. horizontal bright orange flowers, elegant overall plant, airy, fine foliage. Seeds germinate at COOL temperatues, seed is winter hardy in my zone 6-7 garden, Tubers may be hardy in mild winter gardens, not here. Dislikes hot weather, perfect for mild oceanic climates. from high elevation in Mexico. mine are in full sun but may do better in partial shade in hotter climates tham mine. No virus in more than 10 years in my stock plants which were originally grown from Harry Hay seed. A WARNING when digging them up in autumn: unlike garden hybrid Dahlias the tubers are at a certain (but quite long) distance from the shoot, attached with a thin root. I heard people comment they did not form tubers....oh no..... they were all spaded off. Use a fork and not a spade and dig around at a very good distance to really get the tubers. this is typical for most wild Dahlia species. Dahlia hybrid purple. not very much hybridized offspring of a mix of differend selected species Dahlias of the coccinea group from a hybridizer. attractive plants. Not from my own garden but open pollinated from a Dahlia bed with ordinary garden Dahlias as well, so there might be variation. Same tuber type as above. Eucomis pole evansii, bulbs from Dutch bulb companies, not uniform, I suspect hybrids. But tall attractive plants. Hardy here with shelter from winter wet. open pollinated with E. 'Sparkling Burgundy' nearby Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' Red foliage, medium height, attractive plant, next to pole evansii open pollinated so may vary. As hardy as pole-evansii. Impatiens rothii, very few seeds. tall 1,5m herb, thick tubers that are about to burst its pot, tuber hardy in mild winter areas, not with me. pink flowers attractive and rare plant. cuttings are possible, too, early enough to produce a tuber before dormancy. Lophospermum, was Asarina scandens. pink foxglove like flowers climbs with leaf stalks, attractive floriferous. forms a fleshy rootstock and should be kept on the dry side in winter. Produces a lot of seeds and might be potentially invasive. Tradescantia boliviana. New to science, described in 2006. 70-90cm tall herb, very many pinkish purple flowers along the upright shoots among the leaves but good impact. flowers close around midday in hot weather. Very easy plant, summer growing winter dormant, full sun, lots of water in summer but not stagnant water, BUT TOTALLY DRY in winter. large fleshy tubers will rot with a minimum of residual moisture in the pot. I use clay pots for this reason. Also very easy from cuttings. A great plant. Everybody who sees it wants it. Tropaeolum pentaphyllum ssp megapetalum: summer growing, winter dormant, very large tubers, tender. from around 2000m in Bolivia, moist and mild in summer and dry and cool in winter, (Valle Grande) Originally grown from 3 or 4 seeds. These seeds are VERY difficult to germinate, may take years. Soak them in water for one night, plant them and use the plastic bag system or another system that will prevent the substrate from drying out and then keep them at fluctuating temperatures. Flowers all summer with two bright red fairly large petals that look like red Mickey Mouse ears. The flowers look like a cross between ordinary T. pentaphyllum and T. speciosum. Vigorous climber. I am very interested in distributing this seed as I have a feeling I might be the only one growing it. Have done so in the past, does anybody have sucess? Once the plant is there it is very easy. Cuttings before flowering stage are possible. Apparently some tubers stay dormant for more than one season but will resprout eventually. My big pot has always sprouted so far.... Uli