I've been wondering this year why Tecophilaea are more affordable than in past years. Many Dutch bulb distributors and retailers are offering Tecophilaea for prices that I have never seen before ( Brent & Becky's: $6.50 per bulb; Paul Christian: £6 each), still costly unless you purchase in volumes of 50 as I did, then they are less than $5 per bulb. This lead me to believe that they someone is micropropagating them now, does anyone know? Last year, bulbs were $12-18US$, 2 years ago, $25 each, and the year before that. Although still costly, they are trending down lower than ever before. I can't imaging Dutch growers selling them for less due to demand from consumers being so low, anyway. Also, some mass retailers listed them at hardy to zone 3, which I thought was funny. Matt Mattus Worcester, MA. On 9/3/11 8:51 AM, "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Jim, because the whole original population was dug and taken to Holland. From > then on there was no chances for alternative pricing. Only one supplier, only > one price. > > But, now they are a lot more widespread thanks to skilled and generous > growers. It has been offered through our own BX. Seeds are quite large and > germination in fresh seed is excellent. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/