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I notice that the BX history link on the home page does not include this.

Is there a reason for its exclusion?

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.

Can someone tell me why the last paragraph of my previous post is enlarged even though I made several attempts to fix it.

Miy Diplarrena seeds planted  25 days ago are now strong healthy seedlings with rhizomes formed but no leaf yet.

In the past after months I got only a small percentage germinated.  This time i diluted KNO₃ 1/4 tsp/liter; and soaked the seeds in that solution for 5 minutes before planting. It works very similarly to GA3 in other genera.

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.

Local Ericaceae:

Chimaphila maculata, Monotropa uniflora, Cassiope mertensiana, Arbutus menziesii,
Arctostaphylos: canescens, manzanita, uva-ursi
Kalmiopsis fragrans [ex Douglass county], Elliottia pyrofolia,
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Rhododendron: ferruginianum, frutescens, occidentalis, microphyllum
Gaultheria shallon, Andromeda polifolia [not certain this is native]
Vaccinium: macrocarpum, corymbosum, cespetosa, deliciosum, membranaceum, ovalifolium.
These are all native to Polk County, except as noted; but, very few occur naturally on my property.

Abies douglassiana,  Castanea dentata [one of the few remaining stands of American Chestnut which escaped the blight.  These are native NOT PLANTED], Querqus garryana, Prunus sp., Penstemon: cardwellii , euglaucus,, procerus;
Dodecathion: hendersonii, pulchellum; Erythronium: citrinum hendersonii, oregonum, revolutum; Gentiana setigera, Iris: bracteata, setosa, tenax.
These are all native to Polk County but only the trees and Iris tenax occur naturally on my property.

Quote from: Robin Hansen on April 21, 2022, 09:06:30 AMDoes anyone have any experience with Jelitto Seeds  when ordering from the US? My two very old experiences were interesting which is why I haven't ordered again in years. I'm hoping things have improved... 

Robin Hansen

Robin,

I have placed 3 orders since early December.  Jelleto shipps to US addresses from their US office in Frankfort, KY so no import hassles. Packets are generous and give good to excellent germination.
Marc