Alberto and Steve et al, I have three clones of Cochliostema odoratissimum they are very easy to distinguish from one another as their leaves are differen colours. One has totally purple foliage another has a purple edge along its leaves and the last one I acquired as totally green however I am finding that as it gets a little older there is a slight colour to the edge of its leaves. They were not growing very well in the medium I first used and when I looked at the roots they just looked to be a little epiphytic so I potted them into a 10mm bark that is available here in Australia. It is the best thing since sliced bread besides qloxinty and they have taken off. I have not flowered any of them yet however I believe that will now only be a matter of time since their growth rates are now better. Does anyone have any tips to set seed as I would like to give it a try when and if I can. Kind Regards and Best Wishes Ron Redding Hervey Bay Australia >From: Steve Marak <samarak@gizmoworks.com> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: Re: [pbs] OT-Cochliostema >Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:37:13 -0600 (CST) > >On Thu, 23 Nov 2006, Alberto Grossi wrote: > > > Hi All, I am looking for this amazing member of Commelinaceae, >Cochliostema > > odoratissimum. Does anyone know where to find fresh seeds? To import >such > > plants to Italy is impossible as they stop about two months at the >custom! > > Many thanks. > >Alberto, > >I don't know of any seed source, if you find one I'd like to know also. I >don't >even know of any commercial sources for plants. > >Clearly not a geophyte, but I agree it's amazing. I had wanted this plant >for >years, and a friend at a botanical garden managed to get me an offset. I >had it >for several years, and it seemed happy in my greenhouse, grew well, and >flowered at least twice a year, but I was never able to get seed from >self-pollination (or cross-pollination from some other Commelinaceae I >grow). >The flowers are as fragrant as the name suggests and incredibly blue. > >After 4-5 years, and with no change I could find in my culture, it started >to >look sickly and was dead within a few weeks. I still have no idea what >happened. I'm always disappointed to kill a plant, though I've certainly >killed >my share and then some, but usually accept it as part of the price of >admission. But this was one of my most favorite plants, and I really hated >losing it. > >Steve > > >-- Steve Marak >-- samarak@gizmoworks.com >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php _________________________________________________________________ Win a $40K private Lear Jet experience with Flight Sim X! http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/…