Thank you for the helpful information - I obviously am new to these, and am learning as I go - (Thank you!) It sounds like I would need seeds (or young) of the host plants as well. If somebody is interested in helping me with this project, please email me privately. Thank you, Jude On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jude, > Orobanche sp are obligate root parasites - and this one grows in the > chaparral. Do you grow chaparral shrubs (like manazanita or chamise) for > this to parasitize? > I once brought home a Dudleya sp I found in an eroded roadcut in the > Sierra and discovered after potting it that it was parasitized by a yellow > Orobanche uniflora. The two grew together for the season but the Dudleya > did not survive the winter - more likely from improper care than the > parasite... > -|<ipp > > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:19:39 -0500 > > From: tylus.seklos@gmail.com > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > Subject: [pbs] Orobanche - CALIFORNIA FOLKS > > > > Good morning folks, > > I have just "discovered" this crazy plant - and am interested in getting > > seeds of this - O. bulbosa or O. californica, or both. Could somebody > help? > > Best, Jude > > > > > > > > -- > > The Silent Seed > > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > > thesilentseed.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com