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Title: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on April 21, 2022, 11:48:50 PM
I am in the mid Willamate Valley, about 8 miles SSW of Dallas.  about midway between Dallas and Monmouth.  My soil is sandy loam with a lot of gravel and humus.

My featured family is Iridaceae. I grow all the North American genra except Nemastyllis and Mastigostyllis.
I grow all the South African genera except: Duthiastrum, Geosiris, Klattia, and Witsenia {which I very much want to obtain}.
Of the South American genera, I grow: Calydorea, Cipura, Cypella, Ennealophus, Gelesine, Herbertia, Libertia, Kelissa, Neomarica, Olsynium, Phallocallis, Rigidella, Sisyrinchium, Tigridia, and Trimezia.
Of the Tasmanian genra I grow both Diplarrenas, Libertia, Isophysis, Orthosanthos , and Patersonia.

Other families strongly represented are Liliaceae, Amarylidaceae Alstroemeriaceae, Asparagaceae, Araceae, Ranunculaceae, Fumariaceae, and Hyacinthaceae.

The following [mostly] non-geophyte families are also strongly represented:

Campanulaceae Ericaceae, Theaceae, Malvaceae, Scrophulariaceae [including Plantaginaceae  movements] Primulaceae, Bignoniaceae, and Violaceae.

There is also an eclectic mix from many other families.

I am a retired teacher.


Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Martin Bohnet on April 22, 2022, 11:03:43 AM
Hmm - your wonderful list of irids has watered my mouth - and painfully reminded me how difficult international seed exchange is these days.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on April 22, 2022, 03:11:59 PM
Martin,

Our government tries to be as non-interfering as possible with respect to home gardening; and only regulates what it perceives to be a real agricultural  threat, or a drug enforcement issue.

A few inspection stations go overboard with their perceptions of threats; but a gardener can choose which inspection station he [or she] wants to use.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Dennis Kramb on June 02, 2022, 10:38:33 AM
Oh my goodness, that list of irids is absolute music to my ears!!!  I only grow about half of those, though.  You need to try Alophia if you can get your hands on it.  A. drummondii and A. veracruzana are two of my favorites.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on June 02, 2022, 08:23:09 PM
Dennis,
I have been trying for 3 years to acquire them. Almost Eden  supposedly sells  A. drummondii; but seems to be perpetually out of stock.  If you would be kind enough to sell me some seed, I will be very grateful.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Martin Bohnet on June 02, 2022, 08:32:24 PM
I've always wondered why they are so rare in trade - Inaturalist lists them as quite common (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/158212-Alophia-drummondii), and they are no doubt quite beautiful. Of course, getting them to Europe may be even more difficult.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on June 03, 2022, 02:36:46 AM
Martin,

If or when I obtain seed, I will be delighted to share some.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Dennis Kramb on June 03, 2022, 05:30:10 AM
I haven't grown those two Alophia in about 10 years, so I have nothing to share.  Mine came from the SIGNA seed exchange, but they're not available every year.  Brazil Plants currently offers seeds of Gelasine coerulea which was once classified as Alophia sellowiana.  Pine Ridge Gardens offers potted plants of Alophia drummondii but they do not ship to Alaska, Arizona, California & Hawaii.  I've bought from all of these sources several times each in the past and was always thoroughly pleased with them.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on June 03, 2022, 10:08:15 AM
Thank You, Dennis
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Robert_Parks on June 03, 2022, 02:03:01 PM
Quote from: Dennis Kramb on June 03, 2022, 05:30:10 AMI haven't grown those two Alophia in about 10 years, so I have nothing to share.  Mine came from the SIGNA seed exchange, but they're not available every year.  Brazil Plants currently offers seeds of Gelasine coerulea which was once classified as Alophia sellowiana.  Pine Ridge Gardens offers potted plants of Alophia drummondii but they do not ship to Alaska, Arizona, California & Hawaii.  I've bought from all of these sources several times each in the past and was always thoroughly pleased with them.
Gelasine coerulea is available from Annies Annuals in California. So very pretty and ethereal.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on June 04, 2022, 03:04:05 AM
Thank You, Robert.

I have about 30 Gelasine coerulea plants grown from seed from multiple sources.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Dennis Kramb on June 21, 2022, 08:22:26 PM
Did you have any luck with Pine Ridge Gardens?  I chased up my old contacts for Alophias from a decade ago but they no longer grow them anymore.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: MarcR on June 22, 2022, 04:47:42 PM
They no longer do Mail order; but the owner has offered to sell me some seeds when they ripen.
Title: Re: MarcR
Post by: Martin Bohnet on June 24, 2022, 10:39:59 AM
Quick sidenote: Congrats on being the first "Member" by postcount ( one is sorted in as "Newbie" for the first 49 posts) - so that's why you now have two yellow squares below your name.