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Last fall I planted out these no name bulb which bloom for the first time this year.  No idea what it is. I've looked a scilla, hyacinthella, hyacinthoides, fessia and merwilla pictures on the wiki and don't see anything that looks like it. Doesn't smell like an allium. Its starry light blue flowers are rather pretty little things.  Whatever it is, it's hardy-we went down to 15 last winter. 

Any ideas?  Is this a plant to be feared?

Jan

SEED EXCHNGE IS CLOSED.  DO NO DONATE OR REQUEST SEEDS AT THIS TIME.  ALSO I AM NO LONGER INVOLVED WITHT THE SEED EXCHANGE.  DO NOT SEND ME SEED.

Seed Exchange 15 is now open for orders until Monday, October 30 at 5pm PDT. You must be a paid up PBS member to order seed. Non-members may not order seed. Members in arrears for past Seed or Bulb Exchanges may not order seed.  I check. If you have any questions about your payment status please check with Arnold at Arnold140@verizon.net.

Jane McGary has generously donated seed of the rare Tulipa regelii.  This plant has marvelous corrugated leaves and to see it is to want it.  I also received generous donations of pink forms of Calochortus albus.  There should be enough of these pink and red forms to go around.

Some donors have large collections of a specific genus.  Unless stated that the seed is hand pollinated (HP) you should assume there is a possibility of hybridization. 

I will randomize the orders and then fill one or two requests per person. After filling everyone's top requests I will then go back through the orders and fill the rest of the requests.  This gives more people a chance to get some of the rarer seed and prevents the top few from getting it all. 

Any order submitted by the deadline has an equal chance of being filled first. All orders should be submitted to seedyjan1@gmail.com with "SX 15" in the subject line.  Do not post your orders to the list!

The packet labels do not include additional information such as color, parents etc.  You'll need to transfer that information from the list.  Donor information is also available from the list.  In most cases the list now includes the number of packets available and if extra seed is available to make additional packets. 

Rules for ordering
Your name, address, and email should be listed first on your order.  Give your address just like you would on an envelope. Don't string it across a line; I can't tell what goes on what line. This is particularly important for foreign addresses. 
For example:
Sue Bulbcrazy
2654 Bulbnut Ln
Bulbnutsville, OR 92013
suebulbcrazy@ggmail.com

Seed is $2 per packet.  Your bill will reflect postage credit for any previous seed exchange submissions.  Domestic postage will be charged at $4 per order.  All previous orders shipped for under $4 to slightly over $4 per padded envelope so I am standardizing postage at $4 per envelope for all domestic orders.  The extra over the postage costs will help pay for the mailing envelopes. Foreign orders will be charged at cost.  You will receive a bill in your envelope which you can pay online at https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=membership

List your 15 first choices vertically in order of preference.  For example:
14 Narcissus cantabricus
15 Romulea rosea
13 Narcissus bulbocodium
If you list I preference I don't have to guess what you'd like most.  Mind reading has never been a strength of mine.
I must have both the seed number and name!

Unless you tell me differently I will assume you'll accept seed from a different donor if seed from your first choice donor is sold out.

List your alternates in order of preference.  You can also include notes to help me pull seeds that will make you happy.  For example; "any gladiolus seed ok as alternate".  If you don't list alternates I will only send the first choices I have available. I am not limiting people to 15 packets but if you want extras I will process the amount in excess of 15 packets after I am done filling the other orders.

No seed orders from countries that require a phytosanitary certificate. New Zealand orders are at your own risk for postage costs. The most recent orders to New Zealand have gone through fine but there are no guarantees.

It is important to follow the ordering instructions.  Orders that don't, and drive me crazy trying to fill them, may be put at the bottom of the stack!  Don't make me do that. I'm feeling a bit cranky about people who don't follow instructions.

Contact me with any questions about the SX procedure, but not about the offerings, at seedyjan1@gmail.com.  Questions about germination or the suitability of the seed for your climate should be posted on the forum. 

List posted in next message.

Jan Jeddeloh

CLOSED
The US seed exchange is now open for donations until further notice. Please read ALL the instructions carefully and contact me at seedyjan1@gmail.com if you have any questions./size]
The seed exchange welcomes all non-ephemeral geophyte seed, but not in unlimited quantities.  I only need enough seed for a maximum of ten packets unless the seed is unusually desirable.  For more common seed I plan to only make up five packets.  Based on past experience this should be enough. Examples of seed with extraordinary desirability would be paramongaia and worsleya.  If you have seeds of these I'd really like to hear from you! Bulbs of these plants are either not available commercially or are very expensive.  For most seed a tablespoon is quite sufficient for five to ten packets.  If your seed is huge (pea size or bigger), it would be appropriate to send a bit more.  Do not send me massive quantities of seed; I will just have to throw it out.
Wild collected seed, with geographic collection information, is very welcome. Wild collected seed must collected in accordance with local laws and applicable regulations.
Please label each bag with the scientific name of the plant and your own name so that all donations are clearly identified and can be referred to the donor. I can take as small as one packet's worth of seed. 

If you are willing to prepack your seed please let me know how many free seed envelopes to send you. I get my seed envelopes from NARGS https://www.nargs.org/glassine-envelopes and these are what I will send you.  Be sure to include your mailing address.  Prepacking the seed will greatly reduce my workload.   Each envelope should have at least enough seed for a pot, generally at least 10 seeds. Rare seed can have less. You don't need to label each packet individually; just clip or rubber band them together.  If you're unsure how many seeds to packet just send me the seed and I'll pack it.  If you think your seed will be especially desirable and you have extra seed you can send it in a separate envelop and I will pack it as needed.
You can also use your own envelopes to prepackage seed but they must 2" to 2.25" wide and 3" to 3.5" high.  The NARGS envelopes and #1 coin envelopes meet these qualifications.  Please do not package seed in plastic envelopes unless they are small enough I can easily pop them into the glassine envelopes. Plastic envelopes alone have a nasty habit of slithering to the bottom and hiding from me as I pick orders.   All the packaged seed is organized in coin boxes for easy and quick order filling.  This is why I need seed envelopes of a particular size. 
No one is required to prepackage seed.  I realize not everyone has the time, finger dexterity or inclination to package seed.  Jane and I have time to package seed.  Please however make sure your seed is clean.  Nobody like dirty seed.
If you wish to donate seed from outside the US please let me know.  I have a Small Lots of Seed Permit I can send you for your donation.  This form is required for all seed entering the US from foreign countries.

As a donor you will get a credit on seed equaling the postage you paid (rounded to the nearest dollar) for your donation.

Please remember that you must be a fully paid member of the PBS to order from our seed and bulb exchanges. You do not have to be a donor to order, all US and Canadian members can order from the US seed exchange.  EU members have a separate seed exchange due to the requirement for a phytosanitary certificate for entry into the EU.
I anticipate the seed exchange will be open for donations until late September ish when it will be closed to prepare for another distribution

This seed exchange is first come, first served.  It closes July 30 at 5 pm Pacific Daylight Time.

This is a special pop-up mini seed exchange for trillium seeds and a couple of other species.  Unlike the regular seed exchanges this one will be first come, first served.  Orders will be numbered in the order they come in so don't dilly-dally.  All these seeds, except the Arisaema flavum, will need to be sown immediately.  DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO DRY OUT. They will all be shipped moist in plastic bags.
 
As with other seed exchanges the top of your order must have your postal address with your email below (in case I have questions later).  If I have to chase you down for this information your order automatically goes to the bottom of the stack.  
 
Seeds will be $2 per packet with a minimum of 5 seeds per packet.  Order by the name in bold.  In most cases there will be at least 10 seeds but if there is high demand you may only get 5 seeds per packet.  Shipping will be $4 domestic, international shipping at cost. Send your orders to seedyjan1@gmail.com.
 
Donated by Charles Hunter
 
Here is some information from Charles regarding the hardiness of southern trillium:
"Hardiness is mostly related to late freezes for plants that are very early. Trillums do have antifreeze, but a few from north FL ( decipiens and north FL lancifolium) are so early that folks in northern states and Canada will find that they will emerge and bloom before hard freezes. Since they all grow fine outside for me in my 7b north Georgia garden, I do not have a reason to know how far north they can be grown outside. But Fred Case (author of the book " Trillums") stated in his book that decipiens and early underwoodii were not good outdoors in his Michigan garden due to repeated hard freezes after they emerge. Note that the Alabama piedmont underwoodii seeds I sent you are later to emerge and bloom and might do Ok in most northern gardens. The underwoodii found in north Florida and adjacent SW Georgia is VERY early, but I did not get seeds from those this year."
Trillium cuneatum
Trillium decipiens.  Very early, should be a pot plant in colder climates.
Trillium flexipes.  Southern form NE Alabama.  Heat tolerant.
Trillium foetidissimum. Native to eastern Louisiana and southwest Mississippi.
Trillium lancifolium.  Very early north Florida form.  Should be a pot plant in colder climates.
Trillium oostingii. South Carolina.  Mostly yellow-green flowers with a few dark purple. Rare form
Trillium pusillum
Trillium underwoodii. Later Alabama Piedmost form.  Better for colder climates.
 
I have fairly low quantities of these southeastern trilliums so early bird gets the worm. 
 
Donated by me, Jan Jeddeloh. 
Trillium albidum.  Hand pollinated. Pod parent is a particularly nice form.
Trillium kurabayashii
Trillium (kurabayashii x albidum) X albidum.  The pod parent is a mid-pink with nice wide petals. It is a cross I made some years ago.  I made this cross to try to get a pale pink.  I've planted a fair bit of the seed myself.  
 
I have fairly large quantities of these trilliums.  Let me know about how many seeds you would like but if you're really greedy, and I have the seed, I may charge you an extra $2 for a generous packet.  
 
Fellow shade travelers.
Amorphophallus kiusianus 
Arisaema flavum This is left over from SX13 but it's a nice shade plant that deserves some love.
 
 
 
 

I just realized I forgot to post the grab bag announcement in the forum.  Oops, sorry about that. As a result I'm extending the deadline until July 19th at 5pm.  

Here's my email to the list with the ending date and time corrected.  

QuoteOK gang I have two grab bags of leftover seed.  They are both more of less the same.  Each will cost $15 including shipping, or if you are non-US, $10 plus shipping.  

Here are the rules:

Requests must be addressed to Seedyjan1@gmail.com <mailto:Seedyjan1@gmail.com>

Subject line must read: Grab Bag-Seed Exchange 13

The body of the email must include your name and mailing address as follows: 

Joe Plantnut
234 Gimme Seed Street.
Plantsville, OR 96543


The drawing closes July 19th  at 5pm PDT.  I will then draw two winners and mail out the packets.

Jan

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Notes for SX 13
Eleftherios Dariotis is a Greek plantsman.  You can see his seed list here.  https://www.mediterraneanseedsandbulbs.com
 
Moraea notes 
Moraea are naturally winter growers and expect to be planted and watered
in fall as temperatures drop. If they're planted in spring they may rot, or
they may germinate and then try almost immediately to go dormant, which
kills them. I have tried a few times to plant them in mid-winter, and even that doesn't
give them enough time to mature before summer.

"Moraea ciliata tall form:" This selection, from the Moraea King Bob Werra, is about 50% taller than the typical M. ciliata, and the flower colors range from bright sky blue to a smoky blue-purple. I can't decide which color I like best.
 
"Moraea villosa form O:" Seeds of the luscious magenta and blue form of the species, found at the extreme northern end of its range near Piketberg. They're easy to grow in my garden but don't seem to persist for a lot of years, so be sure to propagate them when you get the chance. For photos, go here and scroll down to form O: https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2012/06/moraea-villosa-color-forms.html
 
About the Moraea hybrids and selections: I usually get only a few seeds from each cross, so it doesn't make sense to offer them individually. Instead, I grouped the seeds into seven mixes. I can't predict exactly what you'll get, because the genetics of Moraea are complex, but odds are it'll be interesting...
 
"Moraea villosa color mix:" These are all from species M. villosa, which has very variable colors. I hand-crossed about 15 different color forms of villosa for this mix. Every plant will be slightly different. To give you an idea of the range of colors, see the photos here: https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2012/06/moraea-villosa-color-forms.html
 
"Moraea hybrids - selected bright colors:" This is a mix of crosses between some of my most brightly-colored hybrids, with tepals ranging from purple to orange. Many will look similar to M. villosa, but they'll be even more variable. You probably won't get a lot of spots or stripes from these, although you never know because they're very diverse genetically.
 
"Moraea hybrids - orange with contrasting eyes:" I selected crosses between some of my favorite orange-tepaled hybrids, which generally have blue, black, or sometimes green eyes. The species M. tulbaghensis and M. neopavonia are heavily involved in these crosses. If we're both lucky you'll get some flowers that look a bit like this: https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/12/moraea-mm-19-65.html
 
"Moraea hybrids - spots and streaks:" I crossed some of my favorite hybrids that have spots and stripes on the tepals. I can't promise that you'll get spots on your flowers because the genetics are unpredictable, but these should give you a good shot at it. Parents include MM 17-10a, https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2020/07/moraea-mm-17-10.html,  MM 15-89a and b https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2020/05/moraea-mm-15-89.html, MM 19-26b https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/12/moraea-mm-19-26.html, and others.
 
"Moraea hybrids - reddish and mauve flowers:" These are offspring from my continuing efforts to breed a truly red hybrid. I doubt you'll get a true red, but you may get oranges, mauves and brick colored flowers like MM 18-234 https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/03/moraea-mm-18-234.html
 
"Moraea hybrids - bright colors with rings:" Crosses between hybrids that have clear colors, bright eyes, and a contrasting mottled ring around the eye. The parents include some of my favorite hybrids, including MM 18-333c https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/03/moraea-mm-18-333.html, MM 18-334a and b https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/03/moraea-mm-18-334.html, and MM 18-312a https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/03/moraea-mm-18-312.html
 
"Moraea hybrids involving M. insolens:" These are hybrids involving a species that bloomed for me for the first time this year. Don't get too excited; there are only a few seeds, they're very variable in size (which is not a great sign), and their viability is also turning out to be inconsistent. I have no idea what the hybrids will look like, but M. insolens is a beautiful flower: https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2022/12/moraea-insolens.html
 
Notes on Costus spectabilis
Costus spectabilis is a tropical geophyte typically growing on the forest floor in dappled sunlight or bright indirect light.  It should be grown in a well-draining soil mixture kept moist.  Deep pots are a must for this plant.  I bring my plants inside during winter dormancy and keep them at 60 degrees F so as not to kill the rhizome.  I would suggest referencing Volume 20, Issue 2 of the Bulb Garden for growing information on this rare and beautiful plant.
 
 
 

IDX	Exchange	Name	Notes	Donor	Number	Overflow
1	13	Achimenes erecta 'Tiny Red' x Self		Mauro Peixoto	4
2	13	Albuca concordiana	Submitted as Ornithogalum concordianum	Bob Lauf	8
3	13	Albuca glandulifera	Submitted as Ornithogalum glandulosum	Chris Cooper	4
4	13	Albuca spiralis		Bob Lauf	8
5	13	Arisaema flavum	Yellow, OP	Robert Parks	10	Y
6	13	Arisaema tortuosum	OP	Robert Parks	7
7	13	Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanenense		Paul Smith	6
8	13	Colchicum ex 'Dick Trotter'	Colchicum 'Oktoberfest' in vicinity.  Hybrids possible.	Jan Jeddeloh
9	13	Costus spectabilis	See notes	Bern Mlynczak	10
10	13	Cyrtanthus mackenii White x self		Mauro Peixoto	3
11	13	Daubenya zeyheri		Michael Mace	3
12	13	Erythronium revolutum		Jan Jeddeloh	5	Y
13	13	Eucrosia mirabilis	Yellow flowered form	Rimmer de Vries	8
14	13	Fessia greilhuberi	syn. Scilla	Jan Jeddeloh	3
15	13	Freesia fucata		Chris Cooper	2
16	13	Gladiolus aureus		Michael Mace	3
17	13	Gladiolus debilis		Michael Mace	5
18	13	Habranthus magnoi	Fall 2022 harvest	Rimmer de Vries	6
19	13	Hesperantha vaginata		Michael Mace	3
20	13	Hippeastrum  hyb (johnsonii x elegans)		Mauro Peixoto	3
21	13	Hippeastrum blossfeldiae 'Giant'		Mauro Peixoto	4
22	13	Hippeastrum calyptratum Paraiso'		Mauro Peixoto	4
23	13	Hippeastrum correiense	syn. Hippeastrum aulicum var. glaucophyllum 'Luna'	Mauro Peixoto	3
24	13	Hippeastrum elegans		Mauro Peixoto	4
25	13	Hippeastrum glaucescens 'Ponta Grossa'		Mauro Peixoto	3
26	13	Hippeastrum hyb (calyptratum x aulicum)		Mauro Peixoto	3
27	13	Hippeastrum hyb (vittatum x ?)		Mauro Peixoto	3
28	13	Hippeastrum morelianum 'Extrema'		Mauro Peixoto	2
29	13	Hippeastrum morelianum 'Garrafão'		Mauro Peixoto	2
30	13	Hippeastrum morelianum 'Grota Funda'		Mauro Peixoto	2
31	13	Hippeastrum psittacinum 'Grota Funda'		Mauro Peixoto	3
32	13	Hippeastrum puniceum		Mauro Peixoto	3
33	13	Hippeastrum striatum 'Petiolatum'		Mauro Peixoto	3
34	13	Lachenalia arbuthnotiae	Via NARGS seed exchange, see notes	Eleftherios Dariotis	5
35	13	Lachenalia ensifolia		Chris Cooper	3
36	13	Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. maughanii		Chris Cooper	5
37	13	Lachenalia mathewsii	Via NARGS seed exchange, see notes	Eleftherios Dariotis	5
38	13	Lachenalia mutabilis		Chris Cooper	5
39	13	Lachenalia orchioides var. orchioides	Submitted as L pustulata	Chris Cooper	5
40	13	Lachenalia paucifolia	Via NARGS seed exchange, see notes	Eleftherios Dariotis	5
41	13	Lachenalia pusilla		Chris Cooper	5
42	13	Lachenalia reflexa		Bob Lauf	3
43	13	Lachenalia trichophylla	Long haired form	Bob Lauf	11
44	13	Lachenalia trichophylla	Stubble form	Bob Lauf	10
45	13	Lachenalia unicolor		Chris Cooper	5
46	13	Lachenalia viridiflora		Chris Cooper	7
47	13	Lapeirousia arenicola		Chris Cooper	4
48	13	Massonia depressa		Chris Cooper	4
49	13	Massonia pseudoechinata		Chris Cooper	6
50	13	Melasphaerula graminea	Ex Terry Smale	Rimmer de Vries	7
51	13	Moraea ciliata	Tall form, see notes	Michael Mace	4
52	13	Moraea hybrids	Selected bright colors, see notes	Michael Mace	7
53	13	Moraea hybrids	Involving M. insolens, see notes	Michael Mace	2
54	13	Moraea hybrids	Orange with contrasting eyes, see notes	Michael Mace	6
55	13	Moraea hybrids	Spots and streaks, see notes	Michael Mace	7
56	13	Moraea hybrids	Reddish and mauve flowers, see notes	Michael Mace	4
57	13	Moraea hybrids	Bright colors with rings, see notes	Michael Mace	10
58	13	Moraea polystachya		Chris Cooper	4
59	13	Moraea setifolia		Chris Cooper	5
60	13	Moraea simulans	See notes	Michael Mace	4
61	13	Moraea vegeta		Chris Cooper	3
62	13	Moraea villosa	Hand pollinated, mixed colors, see notes	Michael Mace	5
63	13	Moraea villosa	Form "O" from Piketberg, see notes	Michael Mace	7
64	13	Narcissus triandrus	Labeled var. loiseleurii.. Ex Kurt Vickery seed.  HP	Jan Jeddeloh	5
65	13	Pelargonium barklyi	Harvested 2020	Rimmer de Vries	6
66	13	Pelargonium incrassatum	Rare pink form. HP.  Combined 2022 and 2023 harvest.	Rimmer de Vries	5
67	13	Pelargonium mollicomum	Harvested 2020	Rimmer de Vries	3
68	13	Pelargonium ochroleucum	Combined 2021 and 2022 harvest	Rimmer de Vries	3
69	13	Pelargonium quinquelobatum	Ex Eritrea	Rimmer de Vries	10	y
70	13	Romulea hantamensis		Chris Cooper	4
71	13	Romulea namaquensis		Chris Cooper	3
72	13	Romulea pudica		Michael Mace	7
73	13	Scilla monophyllos		Jan Jeddeloh	3
74	13	Sinningia cardinalis	Scarlet red.  Needs 1-2 months rest after bloom.	Rimmer de Vries	7	Y
75	13	Sinningia glazioviana 'São José de Barreiro'		Mauro Peixoto	5
76	13	Sinningia hoehnei	Cool season. Name not accepted by World Flora Online.	Rimmer de Vries	8
77	13	Sinningia leucotricha x piresiana	Need 1-2 months rest after bloom. Traits of both parents.	Rimmer de Vries	10
78	13	Sinningia minima		Mauro Peixoto	4
79	13	Sinningia schiffneri		Mauro Peixoto	4
80	13	Sinningia tubiflora	Garden seed. 2021 harvest. OP, Warningii in vicinity.	Rimmer de Vries	7	y
81	13	Sinningia warmingii	Garden hardy zone 6.	Rimmer de Vries	7	Y
82	13	Sparaxis hybrid mix		Chris Cooper	2
83	13	Sparaxis metelerkampiae		Chris Cooper	3
84	13	Sparaxis parviflora		Chris Cooper	5
85	13	Sprekelia formosissima		Mauro Peixoto	4
86	13	Tecophilaea cyanocrocus	From plants with a fair amount of white in the flowers	Jan Jeddeloh	5
87	13	Tritonia dubia		Chris Cooper	3

Seed Exchange 13 is now open for orders until June 20 at 5pm PDT. You must be a paid up PBS member to order seed. Non-members may not order seed. Members in arrears for past SX/BX may not order seed.  I check. 
 
This list includes our final offering of seeds from Mauro Peixoto's Brazil Plants.  Most of this seed is in very short supply, in many cases I was only able to divide the seed into two or three packets. I try to allocate this seed fairly.   I will do a separate posting of notes sent to me by some donors, particularly Michael Mace our moraea donor. This information was too much to include on the spreadsheet.  I advise a least skimming the notes to see if there is additional information about the seed you are ordering.  
 
Some donors have large collections of a specific genus.  Unless stated that the seed is hand pollinated (HP) you should assume there is a possibility of hybridization.  
 
I will randomize the order and then fill one or two requests per person. After filling everyone's top requests I will then go back through the orders and fill the rest of the requests.  This gives more people a chance to get some of the rarer seed and prevents the top few from getting it all.  
 
Any order submitted by the deadline has an equal chance of being filled first. All orders should be submitted to seedyjan1@gmail.com with "SX 13" in the subject line.  Do not post your orders to the list!
 
The packet labels do not include additional information such as color, parents etc.  You'll need to transfer that information from the list.  Donor information is also available from the list.  In most cases the list now includes the number of packets available and if extra seed is available to make additional packets.  
 
Rules for ordering 
Your name, address, and email should be listed first on your order.  Give your address just like you would on an envelope. Don't string it across a line; I can't tell what goes on what line. This is particularly important for foreign addresses.  
For example:
Sue Bulbcrazy
2654 Bulbnut Ln
Bulbnutsville, OR 92013
suebulbcrazy@ggmail.com
 
Seed is $2 per packet.  Your bill will reflect postage credit for any previous SX submissions.  Domestic postage will be charged at $4 per order.  All previous orders shipped for under $4 to slightly over $4 per padded envelope so I am standardizing postage at $4 per envelope for all domestic orders.  The extra over the postage costs will help pay for the mailing envelopes. Foreign orders will be charged at cost.  You will receive a bill in your envelope which you can pay online at https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=membership
 
List your 15 first choices vertically in numeric order. For example:
13 Narcissus bulbocodium 
14 Narcissus cantabricus
15 Romulea rosea
I must have both the seed number and name!
 
Unless you tell me differently I will assume you'll accept seed from a different donor if seed from your first choice donor is sold out. 
 
List your alternates in order of preference.  You can also include notes to help me pull seeds that will make you happy.  For example; "any gladiolus seed ok as alternate".  If you don't list alternates I will only send the first choices I have available. I am not limiting people to 15 packets but if you want extras I will process the amount in excess of 15 packets after I am done filling the other orders.
 
No seed orders from countries that require a phytosanitary certificate. New Zealand orders are at your own risk for postage costs.  As best I can tell my last order to New Zealand did not get through.  
 
It is important to follow the ordering rules.  Orders that don't, and drive me crazy trying to fill them, may be put at the bottom of the stack!  Don't make me do that. 
 
Contact me with any questions about the SX procedure, but not about the offerings, at seedyjan1@gmail.com.  Questions about germination or the suitability of the seed for your climate should be posted on the forum.  

Seed list will be posted separately as soon as I figure out how to do it, again.
 
 
 
 

You may have been wondering when this year's first US seed exchange would happen.  The answer is at the end of May or early June after I get back from my trip to Europe.  I'm leaving May 2nd for the Czech International Rock Garden Conference and then traveling on the Great Britain to see even more gardens. Woo hoo!  I get back May 24th.  

I considered doing a seed exchange before I left but decided that way led to stressed out madness.  Most of the seed is packaged, organized and ready to go so I should be able to announce the next exchange fairly soon after I return.  I am still accepting seed but be aware that you won't be getting any acknowledgment of seed arrival when I'm gone.  My non-gardening husband will be home taking care of the cat and the garden so seed will be picked up from the mail box.  If you send seed please, oh pretty please, include a slip of paper with your email address so I don't have to go hunt it up.

Jan Jeddeloh

The US seed exchange is now open for donations until further notice. Please read ALL the instructions carefully and contact me at seedyjan1@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The seed exchange welcomes all non-ephemeral geophyte seed, but not in unlimited quantities.  I only need enough seed for a maximum of ten packets unless the seed is unusually desirable.  For more common seed I plan to only make up five packets.  Based on past experience this should be enough. Examples of seed with extraordinary desirability would be paramongaia and worsleya.  If you have seeds of these I'd really like to hear from you! Bulbs of these plants are either not available commercially or are very expensive.  For most seed a tablespoon is quite sufficient for five to ten packets.  If your seed is huge (pea size or bigger), it would be appropriate to send a bit more.

I am stressing not sending too much seed because, when I took on this job, I discovered old seed in rather massive quantities, far beyond what we'd ever use.  In one instance someone sent in over a cup (50ml) of seed!  Folks, this should not happen again.  We can't use the seed and it costs the society money because we reimburse for postage.  Don't make me throw out seed (I hate that). 

Wild collected seed, with geographic collection information, is very welcome. Wild collected seed mustcollected in accordance with local laws and applicable regulations.

Please label each bag with the scientific name of the plant and your own name so that all donations are clearly identified and can be referred to the donor. I can take as small as one packet's worth of seed. 

If you are willing to prepack your seed please let me know how many free seed envelopes to send you. I get my seed envelopes from NARGS https://www.nargs.org/glassine-envelopes and these are what I will send you.  Be sure to include your mailing address.  Prepacking the seed will greatly reduce my workload.  Each envelope should have at least enough seed for a pot, generally at least 10 seeds. Rare seed can have less. You don't need to label each packet individually; just clip or rubber band them together.  If you're unsure how many seeds to packet just send me the seed and I'll pack it.  If you think your seed will be especially desirable and you have extra seed you can send it in a separate envelop and I will pack it as needed.

You can also use your own envelopes to prepackage seed but they must 2" to 2.25" wide and 3" to 3.5" high. The NARGS envelopes and #1 coin envelopes meet these qualifications.  Please do not package seed in plastic envelopes unless they are small enough I can easily pop them into the glassine envelopes. Plastic envelopes alone have a nasty habit of slithering to the bottom and hiding from me as I pick orders.  All the packaged seed is organized in coin boxes for easy and quick order filling.  This is why I need seed envelopes of a particular size. 

No one is required to prepackage seed.  I realize not everyone has the time, finger dexterity or inclination to package seed.  Jane and I have time to package seed.  Please however make sure your seed is clean.  Nobody like dirty seed.

If you wish to donate seed from outside the US please let me know.  I have a Small Lots of Seed Permit I can send you for your donation.  This form is required for all seed entering the US from foreign countries.

As a donor you will get a credit on seed equaling the postage you paid (rounded to the nearest dollar) for your donation.

Please remember that you must be a fully paid member of the PBS to order from our seed and bulb exchanges. You do not have to be a donor to order, all US and Canadian members can order from the US seed exchange.  EU members have a separate seed exchange due to the requirement for a phytosanitary certificate for entry into the EU.

I anticipate the seed exchange will be open for donations until May when I will close it because I'll be going on vacation for three weeks. Of course the vacation is plant related.  I'm going to the International Rock Garden Conference in Prague and then on to Great Britain to visit gardens.  I don't have a date at this point for the next seed exchange but will keep you posted. 

Send your seed to:
Jan Jeddeloh
1315 NW 174^th Pl.
Beaverton, OR 97006
USA

Seed exchange now closed for orders.
Seed Exchange 12 is now open for orders until 5pm PDT, November 6, 2022. Each paid up member may order 15 packets from the list below. If you wish to order more than 15 packets I will fill the amount over 15 packets after everyone's first choices are filled. I also reserve the right to stop filling really large orders at a reasonable point.  In other words before I go crazy!  Non-members may not order seed. Members in arrears for SX/BX may not order seed.  I check.   I will also be randomizing the orders for filling.  Any order submitted by the deadline has an equal chance of being filled first. All orders must be submitted to seedyjan1@gmail.com with "SX 12" in the subject line.
Most of the seed packets are now labeled alphabetically with name, item number and SX number.  Labeling is still a work in progress;  I get ghosting for some unknown reason and sometimes the subspecies and variety information doesn't print.   The labels do not include additional information such as color, parents etc.  You'll need to transfer that information from the list.  Donor information is also available from the list.  The list now includes the number of packets available and if seed is available to make additional packets. 
A special note about the arisaemas.  Some of them may not be ripe until the end of November.  These noted with a quantity of -1.  You can still order them and I can either hold your order until I can add the arisaemas or send them separately for a separate postage charge. 
Rules for ordering
Read them! Orders that do not comply will be filled last.
Your name, address, and email should be listed first on your order.  Give your address just like you would on an envelope. Don't string it across a line; I can't tell what goes on what line. This is particularly important for foreign addresses. 
For example:
Sue Bulbcrazy
2654 Bulbnut Ln
Bulbnutsville, OR 92013
suebulbcrazy@ggmail.com
Seed is $2 per packet.  Limit 15 packets for first round. Your bill will reflect credits for any previous SX submissions.  Postage is $4.00 per envelope for domestic orders.  Foreign orders will be charged at cost.  You will receive a bill in your envelope which you can pay online at https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=membership Prompt payment is expected.
List your 15 first choices vertically in numeric order. For example:
13 Narcissus bulbocodium
14 Narcissus cantabricus
15 Romulea rosea
Unless you tell me differently I will assume you'll accept seed from a different donor if seed from your first choice donor is sold out.
List your alternates in numeric and alphabetical order.  You may star your first choice alternates.  You can also include notes to help me pull seeds that will make you happy.  For example; "any gladiolus seed ok as alternate".  If you don't list alternates I will only send the first choices I have available.
No seed orders from countries that require a phytosanitary certificate. I am willing to send to Great Britain if you agree to reimburse the Society for postage costs should the mail not reach you.  Your postal systems has strikes looming and seems less than stable at the moment hence this requirement. 
Contact me with any questions about the SX procedure, but not about the offerings, at seedyjan1@gmail.com.  Questions about germination or the suitability of the seed for your climate should be posted on the forum. 
The next post will be the list.  It was too big to post along with the instructions.

Jan

SX 481 is now closed.  I will start filling orders in a couple of days.

Seed Exchange 481 is now open for orders until August 27 at 5pm PDT. You must be a paid up PBS member to order seed. Non-members may not order seed. Members in arrears for past SX/BX may not order seed.  I check.
This list includes seed from Mauro Peixoto's Brazil Plants.  Most of this seed is in very short supply, in many cases I was only able to divide the seed into two or three packets.  Normally I randomize orders and fill the entire order when I come to it in my stack.  For this SX I will still randomize the orders but I will only fill the top two requests of each order before going on to the next order.  After filling everyone's top two requests I will then go back through the orders and fill the rest of the requests.  This gives more people a chance to get some of the rarer seed and prevents the top few from getting it all. 
A couple of other notes.  I got Hymenocallis occidentalis seed today.  It is listed at the bottom because the labels were already printed.  Also some of you have sent me seed of hardy bulbs.  This seed will be offered in October in time for fall planting.  So do not worry.  I have it and will offer it.
Any order submitted by the deadline has an equal chance of being filled first. All orders should be submitted to seedyjan1@gmail.com with "SX 481" in the subject line.  Do not post your orders to the list!
Most of the seed packets are now labeled alphabetically with name, item number and SX number. The labels do not include additional information such as color, parents etc.  You'll need to transfer that information from the list.  Donor information is also available from the list.  In most cases the list now includes the number of packets available and if seed is available to make additional packets. 
Rules for ordering
Your name, address, and email should be listed first on your order.  Give your address just like you would on an envelope. Don't string it across a line; I can't tell what goes on what line. This is particularly important for foreign addresses. 
For example:
Sue Bulbcrazy
2654 Bulbnut Ln
Bulbnutsville, OR 92013
suebulbcrazy@ggmail.com
Seed is $2 per packet.  Your bill will reflect postage credit for any previous SX submissions.  Domestic postage will be charged at $4 per order.  All previous orders shipped for $4.30 to $4.90 per packet so I am standardizing postage at $4 per packet for all domestic orders.  The extra over the postage costs will help pay for the mailing envelopes. Foreign orders will be charged at cost.  You will receive a bill in your envelope which you can pay online at https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=membership
List your 15 first choices vertically in numeric order. For example:
13 Narcissus bulbocodium
14 Narcissus cantabricus
15 Romulea rosea
Be sure to include both number and name.
Unless you tell me differently I will assume you'll accept seed from a different donor if seed from your first choice donor is sold out.
List your alternates in numeric and alphabetical order.  You may star your first choice alternates.  You can also include notes to help me pull seeds that will make you happy.  For example; "any gladiolus seed ok as alternate".  If you don't list alternates I will only send the first choices I have available. I am not limiting people to 15 packets but if you want extras I will process the amount in excess of 15 packets after I am done filling the other orders.
No seed orders from countries that require a phytosanitary certificate. New Zealand orders are at your own risk for postage costs.  As best I can tell my last order to New Zealand did not get through. 
It is important to follow the ordering rules.  Orders that don't, and drive me crazy trying to fill them, may be put at the bottom of the stack!  Don't make me do that.
Contact me with any questions about the SX procedure, but not about the offerings, at seedyjan1@gmail.com.  Questions about germination or the suitability of the seed for your climate should be posted on the forum. 

I just discovered that xls filed are not an allowed attachment so check your emails.  I will get the list posted as soon as possible.  Sorry about that.

The SX recently received some fresh crinum (Crinum bulbispermum) seed from Cynthia W Mueller.  This seed has very short viability and tonight I found that some of the germinating radicles did not look good so I need to get this seed out pronto.  Cynthia describes the seed as "my best Cr. Macowani crosses".  She sent me a couple of pictures which I will post on the forum when I'm done with this email.  

These seeds are available first come, first served.  I don't know how many requests I will get but everyone will receive at least three seeds.  Depending on the number of requests you may get a lot more.  When I'm out of seed the exchange is done.  

Please send me your requests.  Make sure you include your mailing address.  It's really hard to send seed over the internet!  

Off to post the pictures on the forum.

Jan Jeddeloh

The US seed exchange is now open for donations until October 1. I'm particularly encouraging you to send in seed of hardy bulbs.  I want to have a seed exchange in September or October emphasizing hardy bulb seed so it can be planted in time for a winter chill.  Please read ALL the instructions carefully and contact me at seedyjan1@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The seed exchange welcomes all non-ephemeral geophyte seed, but not in unlimited quantities.  I only need enough seed for a maximum of ten packets unless the seed is unusually desirable.  For most seed a tablespoon is quite sufficient for ten packets.  If your seed is huge (pea size or bigger), it would be appropriate to send a bit more.

Wild collected seed, with geographic collection information, is very welcome. Wild collected see must collected in accordance with local laws and applicable regulations.

Please label each bag with the precise name of the plant (scientific name if possible) and your own name so that all donations are clearly identified and can be referred to the donor. I can accept as few as five seeds.  Some lucky person will love to have that single packet. Include your email with your order in case I have questions.

If you are willing to prepack seed please let me know how many free seed envelopes to send you.  Be sure to include your mailing address. If you wish to use your own envelopes they must be no wider than 2" otherwise they won't fit in my seed trays.  I buy our seed packets from NARGS https://www.nargs.org/glassine-envelopes.  Prepacking the seed will greatly reduce my workload.  Each envelope should have at least enough seed for a pot, generally at least 10 seeds. Rare seed can have less. If you're unsure how many seeds to packet just send me the seed and I'll pack it.  If you think your seed will be especially desirable and you have extra seed you can send it in a separate envelop and I will pack it as needed.

No ephemeral seed.  This means no crinum, clivia and hymenocallis seed or any other moist seed likely to produce a radicle before it can be distributed.  I have received germinating seed of all these genera. It's difficult to protect the radicle in the seed distribution and mailing process.  If you have ephemeral seed you can distribute it one of two ways.  1) Ask people to contact you directly for seed, mail it yourself and ask for postage reimbursement. 2) it yourself Grow it on for a year or so and then put the baby bulbs in the bulb exchange.  Bulbs are much more durable than germinating seed. 

No one is required to prepackage seed.  I realize not everyone has the time, finger dexterity or inclination to package seed.  Jane and I have time to package seed.  Please however make sure your seed is clean.  Nobody likes dirty seed.

If you wish to donate seed from outside the US please let me know.  I have a Small Lots of Seed Permit I can send you for your donation.  This form is required for all seed entering the US from foreign countries.

As a donor you will get a rounded credit on seed equaling the postage you paid for your donation.  For example a postage cost of $4.49 will be rounded to $4 and a postage cost of $4.50 will be rounded to $5. 

Please remember that you must be a fully paid member of the PBS to order from our seed and bulb exchanges. You do not have to be a donor to order, all US and non-EU members can order from the US seed exchange.  EU members have a separate seed exchange due to the requirement for a phytosanitary certificate for entry into the EU.

OK gang what do I have here?  It's blooming happily in a pot labeled crocus.  My best guess is scilla litardierei.  What do you think? It's kind of a pretty thing.  I may go out in my sand bed rock garden out front.

Now let's see if I can post a picture.

Jan Jeddeloh, Portland, Oregon, USA