For me, I only wanted the species. I found a mail-order nursery selling them. But when I sent my order, I received substitutes instead. So to avoid that frustration again I joined the Gesneriad Society to order directly from their seed bank (I got everything I requested... no substitutes!). I also acquired 1 rhizome of Smithiantha cinnabarina through eBay and it has grown into a very nice young plant. The leaves are soooo beautiful... I can't wait till it flowers! Dennis in Cincinnati On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:07 AM, Uli Urban < johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am surprised to read that it is difficult to find Smithiantha in the > trade in the US. Kartuz Greenhouses offers a wide range of Gesneriads, > including Smithianthas, mostly hybrids. http://www.kartuz.com/ > > Good luck! Uli > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >