I see that Monrovia has 3 of the Celebrations series kangaroo paws: ‘Mardi Gras’, ‘Carnival’, and ‘Fireworks’. (But sadly not ‘Masquerade’. Yet, I hope.) But how do we get them? Many local nurseries carry stock from Monrovia. But only what they think will sell well. Most are not interested in the more unusual items. When I called around all the local nurseries the Monrovia website suggested about another plant variety I was looking for that was in the Monrovia catalog, none of them had nor planned to offer it. I am always stymied by trying to get items that wholesale nurseries have in their catalogs but are never sold at any of my local nurseries. I don’t get the point of why they grow those varieties if no retail customer who wants it can get a hold of it. Maybe I’m just not doing it right. What have others done to get these kinds of items? --Lee Poulsen San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m > On Sep 8, 2022, at 5:30 PM, Christine Doud via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I’m finding this very interesting because I love the teal colors, and here comes a Kangaroo Paw in teal!! And there are other neat colors in the Celebration Series. > > I’m in Santa Maria (CA) and Monrovia sells here locally so I’m hoping I’ll get a couple of them. Thanx everyone. > > Christine > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 8:20 AM, Robert Parks via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> I have seen a few of these from specialty nurseries in the US as well, >> although I don't remember which ones. >> >> Robert >> where it has partly cooled down in SF, the only casualties were a couple >> Arisaema tortuosum that are sensitive to temperatures over 90F/32C when it >> is sunny. >> >>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 1:27 AM Colin Davis via pbs < >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>> >>> Lee, It looks like Monrovia already has this for sale - >>> https://Monrovia.com/anigo-clbrtn-tm-mardi-gras-pp… >>> >>> Colin >>> Southern Oregon >>> USDA Zone 8b >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 1:24 AM Lee Poulsen via pbs < >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I have been paying attention to this and wondering if any commercial >>>> venture will bother to try importing them to the US. Kangaroo Paws grow >>>> very well in California but not so much anywhere else in the US. They’re >>>> hard to keep going in pots, but love being in the ground in this area. I >>>> even toyed with trying to find out if I could buy a wholesale flat of the >>>> “plugs” and pay for the outrageous phytosanitary inspection fees that >>>> Australia charges. I’ll wait a little longer to see what happens. I saw >>>> that there were 4 or so different varieties in the Celebration series >>> that >>>> all had spectacular and unusual colors. I wish importing plants and >>> bulbs, >>>> and now seeds would stop getting more difficult every year. Had I known >>>> back in the ‘90s that this is the way it would become, I could have taken >>>> out a huge loan and imported everything available. It was so easy back >>> then. >>>> >>>> Thanks for the news update! >>>> --Lee Poulsen >>>> San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a >>>> Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m >>>> >>>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 4:00 AM, Ceridwen Moss via pbs < >>>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Kings Park (home to the Western Australia Botanic Garden) have bred a >>>> Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos) that is definitely a teal colour. It is now >>>> commercially available - even at Bunnings (our big box hardware chain) >>>> under the series name “Celebrations”. >>>>> So far I have Masquerade and another called Cocktail which is even more >>>> electric. >>>>> Like all WA natives they need sharp drainage but grow well in South >>>> Australia. 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