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Could it be a bulbinella?  

Arnold, are those bugs in your traps Spotted Lantern Fly?  I've seen picture of them and they are a rather attractive bug (visually only!) with red on the wings.  I can't see red wings in these pictures.  Are the wings just closed or are they nymphs or what?  Spotted Lantern Fly has shown up in a few nursery shipments but so far has not established itself in Oregon.  We're also worried about Emerald Ash Beetle and Japanese Beetle getting established.

One of the gardens I visited in Great Britain used T-stick black labels by tynemoulds.com.  They stuck labels made with a Brother labeling machine on the T-sticks.  White print on a black label.  They claimed these labels were pretty long lasting.  They gave me a couple to bring home but I've yet to give them a test.  One thing that appealed to me about the labels is their flexibility.  I think they have a reasonable chance of passing the "step test" as long as you didn't stomp on them too often.  The black color with white print is less glaring than the reverse.

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.
 
 
 
 

Hand pollinate and send to the SX?  Pretty please.  You've just ratcheted up demand with this lovely picture.  Those are stunning.

You may have gathered by now that I like erythroniums and trilliums.  This is Erythronium revolutum with Trillium kurabayashii or chloropetalum (damned if I know the difference).  I love the trillium with the really dark leaves.

Erythronium "White Beauty"  

Some kind of yellow erythronium.  I haven't been able to ID it with any certainty.  

My cross of Trillium albidum x kurabayashii

Trillium albidum.

Those species irises are a lot prettier than most of the hybrids.  Whether it's pallida or sicula it'a pretty thing.  I also like your picture of Iris xiphium.  Quite delicate.

Jan, who is off to the Czechia on Tuesday for the International Rock Garden Conference.

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

You might be able to figure out what it is using Daffseek.  The daffodiliacs also seem to have another website that might help you.  https://daffnet.org  Old House Gardens deals in heirloom plants and even Brent and Becky's offer some.  

Something about the ruffled corolla makes me think this is a hybrid not a species.  Just a gut level feeling.  It does have a lovely, delicate look about it.

Jan