Dear Members living in the EU
The first round of the spring 2023 bulb and seed exchange (BX/SX) is now open for orders. As usual we have a time window over the weekend, ordering phase closes on
Sunday, March 26th at 24:00h Central European Time. The closure will be announced on list and forum. Orders received within this period will be dealt with at random, so that everybody will have the same chance to get the rare and sought after items.
Please read the entire instructions carefully and please note, the the US Bulb and Seed exchanges have different dates but continue otherwise unchanged.
The donation phase for the EU exchange remains open as there will be a second round scheduled for April, details will be announced through the same channels
Please remember, that only fully paid members can order from this exchange. If you are not sure about your membership status or if you are tempted to join now, please get in touch with our treasurer Arnold Trachtenberg ( arnold140@verizon.net (mailto:arnold140@verizon.net) ). You do not need to be a donor to be entitled to order from this list but maybe you will become a donor in the future? The number of items you can order is not limited, you are allocated one portion of each ordered item but please refrain from asking "one of each" from this list.
As Brexit is now real and all grace periods are over, we sadly can not accept any orders from the UK.
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS LIST OR THE FORUM WHEN ORDERING BUT SEND A NEW EMAIL OR FORUM PM TO MARTIN BOHNET IN GERMANY: ( garak@code-garak.de (mailto:garak@code-garak.de) ) He is the director of the EU Seed and Bulb Exchange. Your order cannot be dealt with if you send it to the list by using the reply button.
And please do not forget to let Martin have your postal address.
Pricing and Payment Seeds are 2 US$ per portion, bulbs cost 3 US$. Very big or very rare bulbs may be more expensive. Left over seed from previous exchanges (numbers EX04_??? and EX05_???) are offered at a reduced price of 1US$. Postage is added to your order at cost. Please wait with your payment until you received your order, it will contain a payment slip with the sum due in US-Dollars. If you are a donor your credit will be deducted.
Payment for the EU BX can only be made in US Dollars and only through PayPal. As PayPal has changed the conditions for foreign payments, you MUST go though the Pay-Pal payment form on the PBS website. Please go to the bottom of the Bulb Exchange page and fill in the payment form at https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=BXpay (https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=BXpay) It is a tremendous help for our treasurer if you do not forget to put in the BX-Number and your name. Please wait with payment until you have received your order.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with Uli if you have questions ( johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de (mailto:johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de) )
Here's our List:From Martin Bohnet:
Bulbs:
EX06_001
Bletilla ochraceaHeight: | 20-30 cm (0.7-1 ft) |
Flower Colors: | yellow, white |
Life form: | corm |
EX06_002
Cyperus esculentusHeight: | 45-60 cm (1.5-2 ft) |
Flower Colors: | green |
Special: | edible storage organ |
,giant from Ghana'
EX06_003
Gladiolus daleniiFlower Colors: | red, yellow, green, patterned |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
green/brown
EX06_004
Gladiolus ,,David Hills" (papillio-based red)
EX06_005
Oxalis magnificaSeed:
EX06_006
Ennealophus euryandrusFrom Peter Dinges:
Bulbs:
EX06_007
Codonopsis pilosulaEX06_008
Commelina tuberosaEX06_009
Lilium hybrid robust solid orange form
EX06_010
Mirabilis longifloraFlower Colors: | white |
Life form: | thick roots |
EX06_011
Mirabilis longifloraFlower Colors: | white |
Life form: | thick roots |
large specimen 6$
Seed:
EX06_012
Agapanthus spec.,light blue / whitish
EX06_013
Albuca abyssinicaEX06_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_019
Allium goodingiiEX06_020
Anthericum ramosumEX06_021
Dietes iridioidesEX06_022
Dipcadi serotinumEX06_023
Ornithogalum balansaeEX06_024
Ornithogalum saundersiiEX06_025
Tulbaghia maritimaEX06_026
Zephyranthes primulinaFrom Carlos Jiménez (all seeds)
EX06_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_029
Allium incensiodorumEX06_030
Anemone drummondiiEX06_031
Asphodelus aestivus EX06_032
Asphodelus serotinusEX06_033
Iris x pacifica cultivar mix
EX06_034
Lathyrus spec. Russia
EX06_035
Narcissus grandae, fully fertile (cantabricus x bulbocodium)
EX06_036
Tulipa clusianaEX06_037
Tulipa kaufmanniana cv ,Gracija'
From Hans Joschko (seed):
EX06_038
Primulina tamiana (ex Brazil Plants)
From Cathy Osselton (seed):
EX06_039
Lilium pumilumFrom Thorben Schneider(seeds):
EX06_040
Cyclamen cypricumEX06_041
Cyclamen persicum ,autumnales'
EX06_042
Cyclamen rohlfsianumEX06_043
Tropaeolum hookerianumFrom Uli Urban:
Bulbs:
EX06_044
Oxalis triangularisSeed:
EX06_045
Albuca nelsoniiFlower Colors: | white, green |
Life form: | bulb |
EX06_046
Albuca pulchraEX06_047
Arisaema flavaEX06_048
Canna paniculataEX06_049
Clivia nobilisEX06_050
Cyrtanthus montanusEX06_051
Dahlia excelsaEX06_052
Dietes grandifloraEX06_053
Gladiolus daleniiFlower Colors: | red, yellow, green, patterned |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
salmon pink
EX06_054
Hippeastrum evansiaeEX06_055
Lilium chalcedonicum older seed!
EX06_056
Lilium Hybr. 'White Triumphator' open pollinated
EX06_057
Lilium philippinenseEX06_058
Lilium pumilumEX06_059
Neomaricaspec. 1,5, beige and blue
EX06_060
Phalocallis coelestis syn Cypella gigantea
From Aart van Voorst (seed):
EX06_061
Clivia caulescens (high flower count)
EX06_062
Clivia gardenii dwarf type
EX06_063
Clivia gardenii x robusta selfed, green flower tips
EX06_064
Clivia (gardenii x robusta) x robusta Maxima green fl. tips
EX06_065
Clivia miniata x cyrthanthiflora selfed → compact
EX06_066
Clivia nobilis x miniata selfed → compact plant
EX06_067
Clivia robusta ,Maxima' (Fred van Niekerk)
Last but not least, the catalogue from Château Pérouse courtesy of Jan-Willem Vos - all seed with some delay as they will only send me what has been ordered:
EX06_068
Albuca aureaFlower Colors: | yellow, green |
EX06_069
Albuca setosaFlower Colors: | white, green, brown, yellow |
Life form: | bulb |
EX06_070
Albuca spiralisEX06_071
Allium acutiflorumHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | pink |
Flower Season: | late spring to early summer |
EX06_072
Allium carinatum ssp pulchellumEX06_073
Allium eriocoleumEX06_074
Allium saxatileEX06_075
Allium schoenoprasumEX06_076
Allium tuberosumHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white |
Flower Season: | mid summer to late summer |
Special: | edible leaves |
EX06_077
Babiana angustifoliaEX06_078
Babiana cuneataEX06_079
Babiana dregeiEX06_080
Babiana eckloniiEX06_081
Babiana fourcadeiEX06_082
Babiana fragransEX06_083
Babiana framesiiEX06_084
Babiana inclinataEX06_085
Babiana karooicaEX06_086
Babiana leipoldtiiEX06_087
Babiana lineolata ex porterville
EX06_088
Babiana lineolata ex cedarberg
EX06_089
Babiana melanopsEX06_090
Babiana mucronata ssp minor
EX06_091
Babiana mucronata ssp mucronata
EX06_092
Babiana nervosaEX06_093
Babiana noctifloraEX06_094
Babiana praemorsaEX06_095
Babiana pygmaeaEX06_096
Babiana rubrocyaneaEX06_097
Babiana sambucinaEX06_098
Babiana scariosaEX06_099
Babiana spathaceaEX06_100
Babiana tubifloraEX06_101
Babiana tubulosaEX06_102
Babiana vanzijliaeEX06_103
Babiana villosula ex Stellebosch
EX06_104
Babiana villosula ex Brackenfell
EX06_105
Bellevalia dubiaEX06_106
Bellevalia longistylaEX06_107
Bellevalia romanaEX06_108
Brimeura amethystinaEX06_109
Brodiaea californicaEX06_110
Brodiaea elegansEX06_111
Chasmanthe aethiopicaEX06_112
Chasmanthe bicolorEX06_113
Colchicum szovitsiiEX06_114
Cordyline petiolarisEX06_115
Crocus goulimyiEX06_116
Crocus robertianusEX06_117
Dipcadi serotinum var fulvum
EX06_118
Freesia caryophyllaceaEX06_119
Freesia fucataEX06_120
Freesia laxaEX06_121
Freesia leichtlinii ssp alba
EX06_122
Freesia viridisEX06_123
Fritillaria persicaEX06_124
Gladiolus abbreviatusFlower Colors: | red |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_125
Gladiolus arcuatusFlower Colors: | pink, purple |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_126
Gladiolus communisHeight: | 45-60 cm (1.5-2 ft) |
Flower Colors: | purple |
EX06_127
Gladiolus floribundusFlower Colors: | white, pink |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_128
Gladiolus illyricusEX06_129
Gladiolus italicusFlower Colors: | purple, white |
EX06_130
Gladiolus longicollisFlower Colors: | white, yellow |
Life form: | corm |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
EX06_131
Gladiolus miniatusFlower Colors: | pink, orange |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_132
Gladiolus splendensFlower Colors: | red |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_133
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 |
EX06_134
Gladiolus undulatusFlower Colors: | white, pink |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_135
Gladiolus venustusFlower Colors: | pink, purple, yellow |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX06_136
Habranthus martineziiEX06_137
Hesperantha bachmanniiEX06_138
Hyacinthoides hispanicaEX06_139
Hyacinthoides non-scriptaEX06_140
Hyacinthoides reverchoniiEX06_141
Iris spuriaEX06_142
Ixia contortaEX06_143
Ixia ramulosaEX06_144
Ixia thomasiaeEX06_145
Ixia trifoliaEX06_146
Lachenalia algoensisEX06_147
Lachenalia arbuthnotiaeEX06_148
Lachenalia attenuataEX06_149
Lachenalia bachmanniiEX06_150
Lachenalia calcicolaEX06_151
Lachenalia carnosaEX06_152
Lachenalia comptoniiEX06_153
Lachenalia congestaEX06_154
Lachenalia contaminataEX06_155
Lachenalia ensifoliaEX06_156
Lachenalia flavaEX06_157
Lachenalia haarlemensisEX06_158
Lachenalia judithiaeEX06_159
Lachenalia kliprandensisEX06_160
Lachenalia liliifloraEX06_161
Lachenalia marginata ssp neglecta
EX06_162
Lachenalia mathewsiiEX06_163
Lachenalia multifoliaEX06_164
Lachenalia orthopetalaEX06_165
Lachenalia pallidaEX06_166
Lachenalia pygmaeaEX06_167
Lachenalia roseaEX06_168
Lachenalia schlechteriEX06_169
Lachenalia splendidaEX06_170
Lachenalia stayneriEX06_171
Lachenalia summerfieldiiEX06_172
Lachenalia thomasiaeEX06_173
Lachenalia trichophyllaEX06_174
Lachenalia unifoliaEX06_175
Lachenalia ventricosaEX06_176
Lachenalia whitehillensisEX06_177
Lachenalia zeyheriEX06_178
Lapeirousia divaricataEX06_179
Lapeirousia montanaEX06_180
Leopoldia caucasicaEX06_181
Leopoldia spreitzenhoferiEX06_182
Leopoldia weissiiEX06_183
Massonia hirsutaEX06_184
Massonia pygmaeaEX06_185
Massonia sempervirensEX06_186
Moraea bipartitaEX06_187
Moraea britteniaeEX06_188
Moraea collinaEX06_189
Moraea comptoniiEX06_190
Moraea flaccidaEX06_191
Moraea longifoliaEX06_192
Moraea miniataEX06_193
Moraea pendulaEX06_194
Moraea polystachyaEX06_195
Moraea setifoliaEX06_196
Moraea sisyrinchiumEX06_197
Moraea vegetaEX06_198
Muscari macrocarpumEX06_199
Narcissus bulbocodium ssp obesus
EX06_200
Narcissus dubiusEX06_201
Narcissus flavusEX06_202
Ornithogalum dictaeumEX06_203
Ornithogalum montanumEX06_204
Phalocallis coelestisEX06_205
Pseudomuscari inconstrictumEX06_206
Romulea albifloraEX06_207
Romulea bulbocodium var crocea
EX06_208
Romulea clusianaEX06_209
Romulea cruciata var intermedia
EX06_210
Romulea diversiformisEX06_211
Romulea engleriEX06_212
Romulea flavaEX06_213
Romulea giganteaEX06_214
Romulea leipoldtiiEX06_215
Romulea longipesEX06_216
Romulea multisulcataEX06_217
Romulea pratensisEX06_218
Romulea rosea var australis
EX06_219
Romulea rosea var rosea
EX06_220
Romulea tabularisEX06_221
Romulea tetragonaEX06_222
Romulea tetragona var flavandra
EX06_223
Scilla peruvianaEX06_224
Sisyrinchium californicumEX06_225
Sisyrinchium striatumEX06_226
Sisyrinchium tinctoriumEX06_227
Sparaxis bulbiferaEX06_228
Sparaxis elegansEX06_229
Sparaxis fragransEX06_230
Sparaxis grandiflora ssp violacea
EX06_231
Sparaxis parvifloraEX06_232
Sparaxis pillansiiEX06_233
Tritonia deustaEX06_234
Tulbaghia violaceaEX06_235
Tulipa sprengeriEX06_236
Tulipa tschimganicaLeftovers from EX05, all seed @1$/Package:
EX05_016
Alstroemeria ligtuEX05_018
Cypella herbertiiFlower Colors: | orange, yellow |
Flower Season: | mid summer to late summer |
EX05_021
Moraea ochroleuca aurantica
EX05_022
Muscari comosa syn Leopoldia comosa
EX05_023
Scilla peruviana pale blue
EX05_024
Brodiaea californicaEX05_028
Dichelostemma capitatumEX05_029
Dichelostemma congestumEX05_030
Dichelostemma ida-maiaEX05_031
Dichelostemma multiflorumEX05_051
Paradisea lusitanicaEX05_052
Tulipa carinata 'Holland' OP
EX05_053
Tulipa clusiana'Cynthia' OP
EX05_054
Tulipa tarda dasystemon OP
EX05_055
Tulipa tardaOP
EX05_056
Tulipa tschimganica 'Spanish Flag' OP
EX05_057
Tulipa tschimganica yellow/red OP
EX05_058
Albuca shawiiEX05_129
Albuca fragransEX05_130
Albuca spiralis Silverhill
EX05_133
Asparagus spec. South Africa, ex John Lavranos
EX05_134
Babiana odorata Silverhill
EX05_135
Dichelostemma ida-maiaeEX05_136
Dietes grandifloraEX05_137
Ferraria divaricataHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | yellow, green |
Life form: | deciduous corm |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
var areneosa
EX05_138
Freesia caryophyllaceae, Mc Master
EX05_144
Hesperantha bachmanniiEX05_145
Hesperantha cucullataEX05_146
Hippeastrum evansieaeEX05_147
Hippeastrum X JohnsoniiEX05_148
Hippeastrum papilioEX05_150
Iris planifolia, Algarve
EX05_154
Lachenalia bulbiferaEX05_155 Lachenalia/
Polyxena multifolia, Silverhill
EX05_156
Lachenalia namaquensisEX05_157
Lachenalia quadricolor McMaster, the best form
EX05_158
Lachenalia Hybr. 'Ronina' open pollinated
EX05_159
Lachenalia salteriEX05_160
Manfreda maculosaEX05_162
Narcissus bulbocodium, early form
EX05_163
Narcissus bulbocodium, large flowers
EX05_164
Narcissus cantabricusEX05_166
Ornithogalum ceresianumEX05_168
Orthosanthus chimboracensisEX05_169
Ranunculus asiaticus, red Oron Peri
EX05_170
Romulea clusiana, Gibraltar form, Oron Peri
EX05_171
Scilla peruviana, dark blue
EX05_174
Sparaxis tricolor, Silverhill
EX05_175
Triteleia peduncularis, PBS
EX05_176
Triteleia ixioidesEX05_327
Leopoldia caucasicaEX05_328
Leopoldia cycladica ssp subsessilis
EX05_329
Leopoldia spreitzenhoferiEX05_332
Massonia pygmaeaEX05_333
Massonia sempervirensEX05_397
Herbertia lahueEX05_398
Ixia maculataEX05_399
Lapeirousia divaricata white and pink stripes
EX05_401
Bulbine mesembryanthoides var mesembryanthoides
EX05_404
Drimia uniflora DMC13646
EX05_409
Tulbaghia acutiloba(Hybrid with T. violacea alba?)
EX05_410
Tulbaghia violacea alba (Hybrid with T. acutiloba?)
EX05_411
Tulipa tardaEX05_415
Iris forrestiiEX05_417
Iris versicolorEX05_419
Iris domesticaEX05_421
Iris spuriaEX05_431
Calochortus luteusFlower Colors: | yellow |
Flower Season: | late spring |
Climate: | winter rain climate |
EX05_432
Calochortus pulchellusEX05_434
Calochortus venustusEX05_440
Acis valentinaFlower Colors: | white |
Flower Season: | early autumn |
Life form: | bulb |
EX05_459
Paeonia broteriEX05_463
Prospero obtusifoliaEX05_464
Pulsatilla alpina ex Andorra
EX05_473
Acis autumnalisHeight: | 10-20 cm (3.9-7.9 inch) |
Flower Colors: | white, pink |
Flower Season: | early autumn |
Life form: | bulb |
EX05_475
Habranthus tubispathusEX05_476
Romulea rosea f. australis
EX05_477
Zephyranthes minimaEX05_478
Zephyranthes "Twinkle"Leftovers from EX04 all seeds @1$/packet:
EX04_002
Drimia uniflora DMC 13646 W. of Ladismith
EX04_006
Zephyranthes grandiflora EX04_012
Asclepias tuberosaHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | orange, yellow |
Flower Season: | early summer to mid summer |
Life form: | tuber |
Climate: | USDA Zone 6-8 |
EX04_016
Tigridia pavoniaHeight: | 45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft) |
Flower Colors: | white, red, yellow, pink, orange, patterned |
Special: | edible storage organ |
Life form: | deciduous bulb |
Climate: | USDA Zone 8-9 |
orange seed parent
EX04_018
Agapanthus inapertusHeight: | 120-150 cm (3.9-4.9 ft) |
Flower Colors: | blue |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
pendulus
EX04_019
Albuca humilisEX04_020
Allium cyaneum, originally received as A. beesianum
EX04_024
Eucomis autumnalisEX04_025
Freesia laxa, salmon with red dots
EX04_026
Lophospermum erubescens 'Alba'
EX04_027
Maurandya wislizeni 'Red Dragon'
EX04_028
Ornithogalum candicans (Syn. Galtonia c.)
EX04_029
Atropa belladonnaEX04_030
Ceratotheca trilobaEX04_031
Dioscorea communisEX04_032
Ennealophus fimbriatusEX04_036
Ipomoea purpureaEX04_040
Leonurus cardicaEX04_043
Staphylea trifoliaEX04_045
Tulbaghia violacea var macmasterii
EX04_068
Albuca pulchraEX04_070
Arisaema consanguineum EX04_071
Phalocallis coelestis syn. Cypella gigantea
EX04_072
Dahlia excelsa, ID not 100% definite
EX04_073
Dahlia rosea, white
EX04_074
Datura wrightii EX04_075
Lilium White TriumphatorEX04_078
Zantedeschia albomaculataFlower Colors: | white |
Special: | attractive foliage |
Life form: | tuber |
EX04_079
Zantedeschia jucundaFlower Colors: | yellow |
Special: | attractive foliage |
Life form: | tuber |
EX04_085
Chlorophytum bowkeriEX04_087
Laxmannia gracilisEX04_088
Laxmannia squarrosaEX04_089
Lomandra leucocephala ssp robusta
EX04_090
Lomandra spicataEX04_094
Phalocallis coelestisEX04_101
Massonia pustulata (De Hoop) x self
Happy browsing and don't forget: Donations are stil welcome for the second spring distribution!
Uli & Martin
Dear All,
Here are some comments on my donation for the EU spring seed exchange:
Albuca pulchra: a tall summer growing and winter dormant species with greenish yellow Eremurus like flowers. Each flower has a long protruding green bract, in bud the inflorescence looks like a long green paintbrush which wants to be stroked all the time.... The mature bulbs are very big, about the size of a grapefruit and take several years to get there from seed. Winter dormancy must be dry and frost free, best in full sun in a very large and heavy pot to prevent falling over. Albuca pulchra does not seem to be in cultivation. It is one of my favourite bulbs and I am very grateful to Monica Swartz who sent me these seeds some time ago together with other treasures. Seed set is abundant and germination straightforward at this time of the year.
Albuca nelsonii is a different story: It is an evergreen bulb and the white fragrant flowers form a tall scape well above the leaves. It makes a beautiful pot plant and can become quite big with many inflorescences. For frost free climates this is an excellent ground cover plant for dryish shade, but give it enough headroom for the flowers. It will tolerate full sun as a pot plant in northern gardens but is happier in dappled shade, especially in the south. Seed germinates easily and the young plants grow fast. They benefit from regular fertilizing. A good beginner's plant.
Clivia nobilis: very fresh seed, the fruits were harvested from the plant to be packed for Martin. Sow immediately, remove the red skin before sowing. Hanging orange flowers.
Cyrtanthus montanus and Hippeastrum evansiae. Seed of both species is from summer 2022. I have sown some seed for myself and got near 100% germination with the water floatation method. This means that the seed is placed on the surface of ordinary tap water in a suitable container. It will float until a rootlet or even a leaflet will appear. Keep the recipient with the floating seed warm and give filtered light. Watch for mildew or rot. Sinking seed is normally not viable. Once a rootlet appears plant into suitable seedling compost. Personally I do not wait for a leaflet to form in water but this will happen. But then it needs planting immediately because otherwise the reserves of the seed will be used up entirely as the water does not contain any nutrients.
Dahlia excelsa: Those of you who want to try this spectacular Dahlia ned to know that it is winter growing and winter flowering, it belongs to the so called tree Dahlias. It is less suitable for a frosty climate. Normally the first frost will destroy the top growth before it flowers. But it will still make a beautiful foliage plant and the massive tuber will survive a not too cold winter in a sheltered place in the garden with a very thick mulch which should be removed in spring. Slugs and snails may devour the upcoming new shoots. The plant has no dormant period and the tuber should not be stored dry like ordinary garden Dahlias. Dahlia excelsa and its similar looking sibling D. imperialis come from moist and temperate Mexican montane forests. In the right setting, protected from strong winds both are spectacular specimen, flowering around Christmas. The seed germinates best in COOL conditions and not in a propagator. The seed is very fresh and should give excellent results.
Phalocallis coelestis: not often enough seen.... An easy plant about 1m tall in flower with pleated leaves. No dormant period, so it wants to be kept moist year round. Very attractive plant for a large pot, it will produce its large Tigridia like blue flowers for a long time in summer. The individual flower is short lived but there will be new ones. Easy and straightforward from seed, may not flower the first year but for sure the next one from seed. Never let it dry out.
Oxalis triangularis: These funny looking rhizomes will produce dark purple leaves and pinkish white flowers in summer. It has a short winter dormancy. Unfortunately I forgot these rhizomes in a corner before posting them to Martin, so they went a little soft. I recommend soaking them in lukewarm water overnight (but not longer than that) before planting. In full sun the leaves are very dark. It is an attractive pot plant in its own right but also a good soil cover in large containers, that is how I use it. It is not invasive but in my former German garden I noticed that it can survive outdoors in the open garden, not reliably enough to be considered hardy.
Happy growing!
Uli
Dear members living in the EU,
The first round of the Pacific Bulb Society EU spring exchange will be closing in a few hours, tonight at 24:00 Central European Time.
The donation time window remains open until further notice, there will be a second round in April, you will be notified through the same channels.
Bye for now
Uli
The ordering phase has closed, I'll keep you informed on the status.
It was a tough week, real life wise, but now everything's on the way - I know a few packages have already arrived, everything else is in the hand of the almighty DHL.
Please drop me a line on arrival.
And don't forget: Donations for the second spring distribution are still welcome!