Dear Members living in the EU,
The second round of the EU Exchange will soon go online. The donation is still open but will close in due course, closure will be announced through the same channels. If you still have something to donate to your fellow gardeners, please get in touch with Martin directly to let him know. <garak@code-garak.de>
Once all the donations have arrived, Martin will put the list online and you will be informed through the same channels.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have questions
Happy gardening
Uli
Dear Members living in the EU!
The second round of this year's spring exchange (EX08b) is now open for orders. The time window for ordering will close on April 28th at 24:00 Central European Time.
Every fully paid member of the PBS with a postal address in the EU can order from the seeds and bulbs on offer. You do not need to be a donor to be entitled to order. There is no limit of how many positions from the list you can request, but you are only allocated one portion of each item. Please refrain from ordering "one of each" of the offerings. You can still join the PBS if you are tempted....
Please send your request by e-mail directly to Martin Bohnet, who is the director of the EU Bulb and Seed Exchange. Please do NOT send your request to the forum or the email list, these requests cannot be served. Please make sure you do not use the reply button when sending your request.
Martin's e-mail: garak@code-garak.de
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS WITH YOUR ORDER; IT SAVES MARTIN A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE IF YOU DO.......
Orders will be accepted during the three day time window after the list went online, closure will be announced in the forum. Distribution will then be at random so that everybody has the same chance to get the rare items in short supply.
Each portion of seed will be charged 2 US $, each portion of bulbs will be 3 US $. For very big/heavy/rare bulbs this may be doubled. Postage will be added at cost, converted into US $. Leftovers from the last two exchanges are also offered at a reduced price of 1 $ per package.
Payment for items from the EU-BX can only be made by PayPal in US Dollars to the PayPal account of the Pacific Bulb Society. Please make sure that the PBS receives the amount due in US Dollars. Please go to the bottom of the Bulb Exchange page (https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/bx.html) and fill in the details and continue. It guides you directly on to your PayPal account. No cheques or credit cards can be accepted. Enclosed in the order, every recipient will receive a payment slip showing the details, please wait with any payment until you have received your order.
The next round of EU exchanges will be in fall -
Please do not send in materials before we open the donation phase in late summer.Again, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Uli Urban:johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de
Happy growing!
Uli and Martin
New offers for EX08b:From Martin Bohnet (Bulbs)EX08_295
Amorphophallus myosuroidesHeight: | 10-30 cm (0.3-1 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white |
Special: | attractive foliage |
Life form: | tuber |
silver leaf
From Alberto Grossi (seeds)EX08_296
Eucrosia mirabilisFrom Chantal Guiraud (Seeds)EX08_297
Haemanthus albiflosFrom Roland Ludwig: BulbsEX08_298
Begonia Sutherlandii Bulbils
EX08_299
Gladiolus dalenii ,Boone'EX08_300
Gladiolus saundersiiFlower Colors: | red |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
ex A. Naumenko
EX08_301
Habranthus robustus ,Russel Manning'
EX08_302
Kohleria ,Queen olymp'and seeds:EX08_303
Freesia laxaEX08_304
Gladiolus x hortulanus cultivar mix incl. ,,Espresso"
From Giovanni Ravazzani (seeds):EX08_305
Hippeastrum idimaeFrom Uli Urban (all bulbs:)EX08_306
Achimenes dulcisFlower Colors: | white, yellow |
Special: | fragrant |
Life form: | rhizome |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
EX08_307
Achimenes grandifloraFlower Colors: | purple |
Life form: | rhizome |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
EX08_308
Achimenes heterophyllaEX08_309
Achimenes longifloraEX08_310
Achimenes ,,Pulcherrima"EX08_311
Achimenes ,,Tetra Verschaffelt"EX08_312
Amorphophallus atroviridisEX08_313
Amorphophallus linearisEX08_314
Dioscorea discolorEX08_315
Eucodonia ,,Cecilia"EX08_316
Eucodonia ,,Maike"EX08_317
Eucodonia spec blue flowers
EX08_318
Kohleria ,,Strawberry fields"EX08_319
Kohleria warszewiczii Offsets, rooting
EX08_320
Oxalis stipularis / Decaphylla
EX08_321
Sauromatum horsefieldiiEX08_322
Seemannia gymnostoma U33
EX08_323
Seemannia purpurascensEX08_324
Sinningia speciosa ,,Carangola"EX08_325
Spathantheum orbignyanumEX08_326
xAchimannia ,,Ohio's Never say never"EX08_327
xAchimannia ,,Ohio's Pumpkin"EX08_328
xGloximannia ,,She's dancing"EX08_329
xSmithicodonia ,,Heartland's Joy"EX08_330
xSmithicodonia ,,RF's Grandiosa"From Jan-Willem Vos / Château Pérouse: Bulbs ( !Winter growers! ) with the usual delay due direct order
EX08_331
Babiana eckloniiEX08_332
Babiana fragransEX08_333
Babiana inclinataEX08_334
Babiana lineolata ex Cedarberg
EX08_335
Babiana lineolata ex Porterville
EX08_336
Babiana nana ssp nana
EX08_337
Babiana purpureaEX08_338
Babiana tubaeformisEX08_339
Babiana tubulosaEX08_340
Ferraria schaeferiFlower Colors: | yellow, brown, patterned |
Special: | fragrant |
Life form: | deciduous corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_341
Ferraria variabilisFlower Colors: | yellow, green, brown, patterned |
Life form: | deciduous corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_342
Freesia leichtlinii ssp albaEX08_343
Lachenalia aloidesEX08_344
Lachenalia arbuthnotiaeEX08_345
Lachenalia bachmanniiEX08_346
Lachenalia contaminataEX08_347
Lachenalia lilifloraEX08_348
Lachenalia marginata ssp neglectaEX08_349
Lachenalia multifoliaEX08_350
Lachenalia orthopetalaEX08_351
Lachenalia pallidaEX08_352
Lachenalia paucifoliaEX08_353
Lachenalia pygmaeaEX08_354
Lachenalia stayneriEX08_355
Lachenalia wrightiiEX08_356
Moraea flaccidaEX08_357
Romulea clusianaEX08_358
Romulea obscuraEX08_359
Scilla litardiereiand Seeds:EX08_360
Chlorophytum bowkeriEX08_361
Narcissus fernandesiiand from Wylie Young: BulbsEX08_362
Paramongaia weberbaueriand seeds:EX08_363
Hippeastrum Cybister ,Evergreen' x papillio
Still available from EX08 round 1 at full price (please find the donator attribution in the old topic (https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?topic=821.0)):Bulbs:EX08_006
Gladiolus ,,David Hills" (papillio-based red)
EX08_032
Sinningia tubifloraEX08_038
Nymphaea hyb. ,,Texas shell pink"
and seeds:EX08_008
Arisaema consanguineumEX08_009
Barnardia japonicaEX08_010
Bomarea edulisEX08_012
Eucomis zambesiacaEX08_016
Albuca setosaFlower Colors: | white, green, brown, yellow |
Life form: | bulb |
EX08_017
Allium cernuumFlower Colors: | pink, white |
Flower Season: | early summer to mid summer |
EX08_018
Allium flavum ssp tauricumEX08_019
Allium nutansEX08_020
Barnardia japonicaEX08_021
Galtonia viridifloraEX08_023
Hesperantha bauriiEX08_025
Iris domesticaEX08_026
Ornithogalum graminifoliumEX08_027
Sisyrinchium angustifoliumEX08_034
Crocosmia mix of ,Anna Marie' and ,Yellow Emberglow
EX08_039
Albuca aureaFlower Colors: | yellow, green |
EX08_040
Albuca pulchraEX08_041
Albuca spec Grahamstown
EX08_042
Clivia miniata Belgian strain large leaf'
EX08_043
Clivia miniata heirloom narrow leaf
EX08_046
Cyrtanthus montanusEX08_047
Dahlia excelsaEX08_048
Datura wrightiiEX08_049
Ennealophus fimbriatusEX08_051
Iris laevigata dark purple
EX08_052
Lilium longiflorum Hyb. ,,white triumphator"
EX08_053
Lilium philippinenseEX08_054
Lilium pumilumEX08_057
Cobaea scandensEX08_058
Habranthus robustusEX08_060
Silene undulata (syn. capensis)
EX08_061
Zephyranthes primulinaThis time around, we offer the seed catalogue
Jan-Willem Vos from Château Pérouse for a second time. These items will be packed according to your orders and then sent to Martin. This may delay your delivery by a few extra days.
EX08_065
Albuca aureaFlower Colors: | yellow, green |
EX08_066
Albuca spiralisEX08_067
Allium amplectensFlower Colors: | white, pink |
Flower Season: | mid spring |
Life form: | bulb |
EX08_068
Allium coloratumEX08_069
Allium eriocoleumEX08_070
Allium lusitanicumEX08_071
Allium pallensEX08_072
Allium ramosumEX08_073
Allium roborowskianumEX08_074
Allium schoenoprasumEX08_075
Allium sphaerocephalon ssp arvenseEX08_076
Allium subhirsutumEX08_077
Allium tuberosumHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white |
Flower Season: | mid summer to late summer |
Special: | edible leaves |
EX08_078
Babiana ambiguaEX08_079
Babiana angustifoliaEX08_080
Babiana blandaEX08_081
Babiana cuneataEX08_082
Babiana dregeiEX08_083
Babiana eckloniiEX08_084
Babiana fourcadeiEX08_085
Babiana fragransEX08_086
Babiana framesiiEX08_087
Babiana hirsutaEX08_088
Babiana inclinata ex Porterville
EX08_089
Babiana inclinata ex Hermon
EX08_090
Babiana karooicaEX08_091
Babiana lineolata ex porterville
EX08_092
Babiana lineolata ex cedarberg
EX08_093
Babiana melanopsEX08_094
Babiana mucronata ssp minor
EX08_095
Babiana mucronata ssp mucronata
EX08_096
Babiana nana ssp nana
EX08_097
Babiana nervosaEX08_098
Babiana noctifloraEX08_099
Babiana patersoniaeEX08_100
Babiana patulaEX08_101
Babiana praemorsaEX08_102
Babiana purpureaEX08_103
Babiana pygmaeaEX08_104
Babiana ringensEX08_105
Babiana rubrocyaneaEX08_106
Babiana sambucinaEX08_107
Babiana scariosaEX08_109
Babiana spathaceaEX08_110
Babiana tanquanaEX08_111
Babiana tubifloraEX08_113
Babiana vanzijliaeEX08_114
Babiana villosaEX08_115
Babiana villosula ex Brackenfell
EX08_116
Babiana villosula ex Stellenbosch
EX08_117
Bellevalia dubiaEX08_118
Bellevalia longistylaEX08_119
Bellevalia romanaEX08_120
Beschorneria septentrionalisEX08_121
Chasmanthe aethiopicaEX08_122
Chasmanthe bicolorEX08_123
Colchicum psammophilumEX08_124
Crocus angustifoliusEX08_125
Crocus clusiiEX08_126
Crocus goulimyiEX08_128
Dierama pulcherrimumEX08_129
Freesia caryophyllaceaEX08_130
Freesia fucataEX08_132
Freesia leichtliniiEX08_133
Freesia leichtlinii ssp albaEX08_135
Freesia viridisEX08_136
Fritillaria persicaEX08_137
Geissorhiza asperaEX08_138
Gladiolus arcuatusFlower Colors: | pink, purple |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_139
Gladiolus carinatusFlower Colors: | yellow, purple, blue |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_140
Gladiolus floribundusFlower Colors: | white, pink |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_141
Gladiolus huttoniiFlower Colors: | red, orange |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_142
Gladiolus illyricusEX08_143
Gladiolus italicusFlower Colors: | purple, white |
EX08_144
Gladiolus liliaceusFlower Colors: | yellow, pink, purple |
Life form: | corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_145
Gladiolus longicollisFlower Colors: | white, yellow |
Life form: | corm |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
EX08_146
Gladiolus quadrangularisFlower Colors: | red, orange |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_147
Gladiolus splendensFlower Colors: | red |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_148
Gladiolus tristisHeight: | 45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white, yellow |
Flower Season: | early spring to mid spring |
Life form: | deciduous corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate, USDA Zone 8-9 |
EX08_149
Gladiolus undulatusFlower Colors: | white, pink |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_150
Gladiolus venustusFlower Colors: | pink, purple, yellow |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX08_151
Herbertia pulchellaEX08_152
Hesperaloe parvifloraEX08_153
Hesperantha bachmanniiEX08_154
Hesperantha luticolaEX08_155
Hesperantha oliganthaEX08_156
Hesperantha pilosaEX08_157
Hesperoyucca whippleiEX08_158
Hyacinthoides reverchoniiEX08_159
Iris domesticaEX08_161
Iris milesiiEX08_163
Iris pseudacorusEX08_164
Iris spuriaEX08_165
Ixia contortaEX08_166
Ixia orientalisEX08_167
Ixia polystachyaEX08_168
Ixia polystachya var luteaEX08_170
Ixia ramulosa ex Kamiesberg
EX08_171
Ixia thomasiaeEX08_172
Ixia trifoliaEX08_174
Lachenalia algoensisEX08_175
Lachenalia anguineaEX08_176
Lachenalia arbuthnotiaeEX08_177
Lachenalia bachmanniiEX08_178
Lachenalia calcicolaEX08_179
Lachenalia carnosaEX08_180
Lachenalia congestaEX08_181
Lachenalia contaminataEX08_183
Lachenalia ensifolia ex Willemsrivier
EX08_184
Lachenalia flavaEX08_185
Lachenalia haarlemensisEX08_186
Lachenalia judithiaeEX08_187
Lachenalia kliprandensisEX08_188
Lachenalia liliifloraEX08_189
Lachenalia luteaEX08_190
Lachenalia marginata ssp neglecta
EX08_191
Lachenalia mathewsiiEX08_192
Lachenalia membranaceaEX08_193
Lachenalia multifoliaEX08_194
Lachenalia mutabilisEX08_195
Lachenalia orthopetalaEX08_196
Lachenalia pallidaEX08_197
Lachenalia purpureocaeruleaEX08_198
Lachenalia pygmaeaEX08_199
Lachenalia reflexaEX08_200
Lachenalia splendidaEX08_201
Lachenalia stayneriEX08_202
Lachenalia summerfieldiiEX08_203
Lachenalia thomasiaeEX08_204
Lachenalia trichophyllaEX08_205
Lachenalia unifoliaEX08_206
Lachenalia ventricosaEX08_207
Lachenalia violaceaEX08_208
Lachenalia whitehillensisEX08_209
Lachenalia wrightiiEX08_210
Lachenalia zeyheriEX08_211
Lapeirousia divaricataEX08_212
Lapeirousia pyramidalisEX08_213
Leucocoryne purpureaEX08_215
Libertia chilensisEX08_216
Lilium candidumEX08_217
Massonia pustulataEX08_218
Moraea bipartitaEX08_219
Moraea britteniaeEX08_220
Moraea bulbilliferaEX08_221
Moraea collinaEX08_222
Moraea comptoniiEX08_223
Moraea cookiiEX08_224
Moraea flaccidaEX08_225
Moraea fugaxEX08_226
Moraea gigandraEX08_227
Moraea longifoliaEX08_228
Moraea miniataEX08_229
Moraea pendulaEX08_230
Moraea polystachyaEX08_231
Moraea sisyrinchiumEX08_232
Moraea vegetaEX08_233
Muscari caucasicumEX08_234
Muscari inconstrictumEX08_236
Muscari neglectum ex Col de la Porte
EX08_237
Muscari weissiiEX08_238
Narcissus dubiusEX08_242
Ornithogalum dictaeumEX08_243
Paradisea lusitanicaEX08_244
Romulea albifloraEX08_245
Romulea austiniiEX08_246
Romulea bulbocodium var croceaEX08_247
Romulea clusianaEX08_249
Romulea diversiformisEX08_250
Romulea engleriEX08_251
Romulea eximiaEX08_252
Romulea flavaEX08_253
Romulea giganteaEX08_254
Romulea hirtaEX08_255
Romulea leipoldtiiEX08_256
Romulea ligusticaEX08_257
Romulea longipesEX08_258
Romulea monadelphaEX08_259
Romulea multisulcataEX08_260
Romulea rosea var australisEX08_261
Romulea rosea var rosea ex Kouebokkeveld
EX08_264
Romulea tabularisEX08_265
Romulea tetragonaEX08_267
Sisyrinchium idahoenseEX08_268
Sisyrinchium striatumEX08_269
Sparaxis bulbiferaEX08_270
Sparaxis elegansEX08_271
Sparaxis fragransEX08_272
Sparaxis grandiflora ssp acutiloba ex Citrusdal
EX08_273
Sparaxis grandiflora ssp acutiloba ex Piketberg
EX08_274
Sparaxis grandiflora ssp violaceaEX08_276
Sparaxis parvifloraEX08_277
Sparaxis pillansiiEX08_279
Sparaxis tricolor ex Clanwilliam
EX08_280
Triteleia peduncularisEX08_281
Tritonia crocataEX08_282
Tritonia deustaEX08_283
Tritonia squalida ex Riversdale
EX08_285
Tulbaghia violaceaEX08_287
Tulipa ferganicaEX08_288
Tulipa sprengeriEX08_289
Tulipa x tschimganicaEX08_290
Veltheimia bracteataEX08_291
Watsonia angustaEX08_292
Watsonia coccineaEX08_293
Zephyranthes brachyandraEX08_294
Zephyranthes citrinaLeftovers from the EX07 (Fall exchange 2023), offered at 1$ per portion. All seeds.
EX07_006
Camassia leichtliniiEX07_007
Commelina tuberosaEX07_008
Delphinium semibarbatumEX07_009
Gladiolus palustrisHeight: | 30-60 cm (1-2 ft) |
Flower Colors: | purple, white |
Flower Season: | early summer |
Life form: | deciduous corm |
EX07_011
Melasphaerula gramineaEX07_012
Moraea marlothiiEX07_013
Paradisea lusitanicaEX07_015
Iris siculaEX07_017
Aristolochia steupiiFlower Colors: | yellow, patterned |
EX07_022
Fritillaria sewerzowii ,,green eyes"
EX07_023
Lilium pumilumEX07_058
Albuca shawiiEX07_068
Smilax aspera balearicum EX07_142
Albuca nelsoniiFlower Colors: | white, green |
Life form: | bulb |
EX07_143
Albuca fragransEX07_144
Albuca spec, Grahamstown, bright yellow upright flow. 50cm From microwaved pollen
EX07_147
Calochortus spec. Santa Monica Range, King Gilette R
EX07_151
Ferraria divaricata araneosaEX07_152
Freesia Hybr. Ex Red Passion, open pollinated
EX07_153
Gladiolus alatusFlower Colors: | orange, white, yellow |
Life form: | corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX07_157
Iris siculaEX07_158
Ixia viridifloraEX07_159
Lachenalia matthewsii open pollinated
EX07_160
Manfreda maculataEX07_161
Narcissus triandrusEX07_162
Ornithogalum ceresianum black centre
EX07_163
Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatumEX07_164
Ornithogalum pruinosumEX07_166
Primula hendersonii (was Dodecatheon)
EX07_167
Ranunculus cortusifoliusEX07_168
Romulea clusiana, ex Oron Peri
EX07_169
Sparaxis roxburgii open pollinated
EX07_170
Sparaxis tricolor, open pollinated
EX07_172
Veltheimia bracteataEX07_173
Watsonia marginataEX07_179
Allium triquetrumEX07_180
Chasmanthe aethiopicaEX07_181
Gladiolus italicusFlower Colors: | purple, white |
EX07_511
Iris tingitansEX07_513
Iris xanthospuriaEX07_517
Iris spuria reds & oranges
EX07_518
Vincetoxicum hirundinariaEX07_530
Colchicum lusitanum EX07_532
Narcissus coronatus (ex pallidulus) (syn of N. hispanicus?)
EX07_533
Narcissus dubius Molina de Segura – Spain
EX07_534
Narcissus gaditanus - Casabermeja, Málaga, Spain
EX07_536
Narcissus longispathus - Cuenca, Spain
EX07_540
Zephyranthes drummondiiEX07_552
Crocosmia ,Yellow Emberglow'
EX07_553
Habranthus robustus ,Russell Manning'
EX07_554
Mirabilis jalapaHeight: | 60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white, red, yellow, pink, patterned |
Flower Season: | mid summer to late summer |
Special: | flowers first year from seed |
Life form: | deciduous thick roots |
, flower pinkish red
EX07_559
Albuca spec ex Koehres
EX07_562
Tulipa batalinii Charm op
EX07_563
Tulipa dubia Beldersai op
EX07_567
Tulipa tarda dasystemon op
EX07_568
Tulipa tarda Little Star op
EX07_569
Tulipa tarda op
EX07_570
Tulipa tarda Tity's Star op
EX07_571
Tulipa urumiensis op
EX07_572
Tulipa vvedenskyi Leonora op
EX07_577
Aristea eckloniiEX07_578
Dracunculus vulgarisEX07_579
Eremurus himalaicusEX07_580
Hymenosporum flavumand finally, left over from EX06, 2023 spring exchange, again all seed at 1$ per portion - LAST time offered:EX06_012
Agapanthus spec.,light blue / whitish
EX06_014
Albuca humilisEX06_015
Albuca setosaFlower Colors: | white, green, brown, yellow |
Life form: | bulb |
EX06_016
Albuca tenuifoliaEX06_017
Allium cernuumFlower Colors: | pink, white |
Flower Season: | early summer to mid summer |
EX06_018
Allium cyathophorum var. farrerii
EX06_020
Anthericum ramosumEX06_021
Dietes iridioidesEX06_022
Dipcadi serotinumEX06_023
Ornithogalum balansaeEX06_024
Ornithogalum saundersiiEX06_025
Tulbaghia maritimaEX06_027
Allium acutiflorumHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | pink |
Flower Season: | late spring to early summer |
(ex Antibes)
EX06_028
Allium christophiiEX06_033
Iris x pacifica cultivar mix
EX06_036
Tulipa clusianaEX06_037
Tulipa kaufmanniana cv ,Gracija'
EX06_039
Lilium pumilumEX06_043
Tropaeolum hookerianumEX06_045
Albuca nelsoniiFlower Colors: | white, green |
Life form: | bulb |
EX06_046
Albuca pulchraEX06_047
Arisaema flava EX06_048
Canna paniculataEX06_051
Dahlia excelsaEX06_055
Lilium chalcedonicum older seed!
EX06_056
Lilium Hybr. 'White Triumphator' open pollinated
EX06_057
Lilium philippinenseEX06_059
Neomarica spec. 1,5, beige and blue
EX06_060
Phalocallis coelestis syn Cypella gigantea
EX06_152
Lachenalia comptoniiEX06_219
Romulea rosea var rosea
That completes the list! Happy Browsing!
A small additional info to my seeds
EX08_303 Freesia laxa (https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Freesia#laxa)
One of my plants of this species behaves as summer-grower, and the seeds are harvested from this plant. Of course, there is no guarantee that the seedlings will behave as summer-growers, too. (Colour is the normal rose with red markings.)
Some information on my donation:
Amorphophallus linearis has long relatively thin rhizomes which should be planted vertically into deep pots. If the pot is not deep enough they will coil in the bottom or even try to push through the drainage holes which might damage the tuber. This species, like many others can be propagated by leaf cuttings, using not the entire leaf but only a segment of the finely divided leaf.
Dioscorea discolor: The tuber should be started as soon as possible with some bottom heat, otherwise it will take very long to sprout. It is fully dormant in winter and must be kept completely dry but the growing cycle goes well into late autumn/early winter. It is an easy plant and can be grown outdoors during warm weather, partial sun improves leaf coulours. A happy plant becomes quite big in one season, it is a climber which needs something to cling to.
Kohleria warczewiczii: splendid plant, colour combination is very special. Becomes big but can be kept to a managable size by re-starting it from cuttings. No dormancy, produces only very few rhizomes if at all. I sent in cuttings and would appreciate a feed back by those who received it. It is the first time I sent in cuttings and I would like to know if it works for you. This gesneriad is very easy to grow.
Sauromatum horsefieldii: I recommend growing it in a pot because the number of bulbils is enormous. It might become weedy in the right condition.
Spathantheum orbinyanum: large summer growing plant with attractive Acanthus like lush foliage, fully dry dormancy in winter. The flowers appear before the leaves and look like a small leaf on a long stalk. Only when you look under the "leaf! you will recognise a typical Aroid flower. Strange smell.
Packages are on the road, please drop a me a note on arrival - the EX08-Packages seem to have been slow, and at least one seems to be still missing, so please help me monitoring postal performance. let's hope the Bs are faster...
Hi, book and seeds arrived, thanks
Carlos
Hi, seeds of EX08_296 Eucrosia mirabilis (https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Eucrosia#mirabilis) are already sending out roots!!
So many thanks to Alberto Grossi!!
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Those Eucrosia seeds sprouted within 3 days after floating. Guess I used a bottle of holy water instead of water from the tap.