Fascinating stuff - thanks again everyone. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 2:36 PM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote: > 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? > > You need a host plant, first. Adenostoma fasciculatum. > Orobanches are true parasites and will not survive unless they can develop > haustoria very quickly after germination, in order to attach themselves to > the host plant. Unlike, say, castilleja, which can survive without a host. > The seeds are practically invisible. You can probably collect seed, though > not on a windy day. > Bob Nold > Denver, Colorado, USA > (I grew up in California, which is why I responded.) > _______________________________________________ > 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