Well, thanks K. Willem. My intention was never to make profit, but to help people get this beautiful plant. And by the way, I did not make any profit from the white Worsleya either. I wanted to help my friend get more exposure. Sent from my iPhone XS > On 25. Jul 2020, at 23:09, k willem via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I don't understand why we need to contact you Vlad for that Brazilian source other than you make a good profit from reselling like you did with his white worsleya bulbs 3 months ago her on pbs and on FB too. > The Brazilian source is ronaldo ameida and sells regular seeds and bulbs on Ebay (plantaseeds) and via Planet Worsleya and Worsleya Procera Seed and Plant Bank both on facebook. > > In the past I bought seeds from various reliable sources in Spain, USA, SA and Australia that all can be found on those two FB groups. They sell between $5-$10 per seed. > I never bought bulbs but there is at least one reliable source on FB at the moment that sells good blue worsleya's from Australia. Don't know if he sells abroad. The white one is not affordable for me and starts off at $800 on Ebay but maybe a bit less when negotiating. I never have seen the red one on offer only on photos and a video. > > And as far as I know it is illegal to export bulbs / plants out of Brazil for regular persons. > > Happy buying and growing this lovely plant everyone. > > > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Vlad Volosciuc via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:08 AM > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Vlad Volosciuc <vladimir_volosciuc@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Worsleya procera > > Hello everyone, > I happen to know a very good source directly from Brazil, in case someone is interested in seeds and/ or offsets. > This source has a many different clones (in case you plan to obtain seeds in the future yourself), but also variations such as white or deeper purples. > Mine grow happily in 50% pumice and 50% organic matter, I water them about once a week with a weak fertiliser (during winter twice as less). I have germinated the seeds in water, but also growing it directly as 2-3 years old offsets (these take some time to grow new roots, so I recommend growing it from seeds). > Reach out if you need it, I think the price is acceptable (especially for seeds). > Cheers, > Vlad Hempel > +4915777291232https://http://www.linkedin.com/in/vhempel/ > >> On Thursday, July 16, 2020, 12:55:42 PM GMT+2, Michael Mace via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Bern wrote: >> >> I do not know how procura became stuck in my mind. > > Actually, considering how hard it is to obtain, I think "Worsleya procura" > might be a very apt name for the species. But I doubt they'll change it. > > Mike > San Jose, CA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…