Allowance & Availlability of Calochortus spp. and Psoralea esculenta (Breadroot) growing in the UK

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:49:11 PST
Dear Chris,

Seeds of Calochortus are occasionally available (usually in late summer 
or autumn) through the exchange offered to Pacific Bulb Society members. 
A number of species' seeds are available for purchase from Alplains 
<http://www.alplains.com/>, a seed collector in the American West. I have had 
good success with his seeds, which are supplied in good quantity. I 
can't give you any information about Psoralea, sorry.

I don't know about the listing of Calochortus species. A few are rare or 
perhaps extinct (e.g., C. syntrophus), but many are common and 
widespread. So it would be legal to export them.

Of the species you mention, C. luteus, C. tolmiei, and C. venustus are 
rather easy to germinate. The others are inland species and seem to have 
different germination requirements, though I have succeeded with them on 
occasion, generally with recently collected wild seed. All of them 
require dry summer dormancy.

Sincerely,

Jane McGary, Membership Coordinator, PBS


On 2/11/2017 4:35 PM, Khanh Duong via pbs wrote:
>   Dear All,
> I wish to pose a question, please: Do you know of the allowances (or otherwise) and availability to obtain, of the tubers and/or seeds for Calochortus species (especially C. aureus, C. gunnisonii, C. luteus, C. macrocarpus, C. nuttalli, C. tolmiei, C. venustus), and/or of Psoralea esculenta (Breadroot) (synonym Pediomelum esculentum), potentially for growing non-commercially in the UK? Are these restricted for import and/or for growing in the UK, or not? Who might supply tubers/seeds to enable them to be growing in the UK if import and growing is freely allowable? Given that both are said to have been 'staple' foods (at least for part of the seasonal round) by 'Native Americans', their potential for food, in addition to their own lovely characteristics anyway, is an additional thought.
> Thanks if you can advise,
> Chris.Location: Southern part of the UK.[the email address here used (in case it is visible to the group) is that of an acquaintance of mine, rather than my own personal email (which I no longer use)]
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