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Hi, I'm glad that you got the card. Sow everything quickly, I already have seedlings on what I sowed from the same batches.

I say yes to arborescent Aloe as my Bolivian contact likes them and he will give wild Hippeastrum in return (he is working with a national herbarium, he is not a poacher). 

Happy new year!!

Updated pics of our Veltheimia Capensis "Deasii" type. To me, (though these are still small, and years from equal size) these look distinctly different than my or any Capensis species I've seen here in Cali.

Quote from: Carlos on Yesterday at 06:10:19 AMI wonder 'how many plants' do you have...

G. equitans is really cool! I spent a little fortune on small portions of about 25 species from Seeds and all, they took three months to arrive and nothing sprouted, so I was quite deceived, specially by the seller. I am about to be equally deceived by Julian Slade in Australia. I mean, I am good at making seeds sprout. And I send good seeds, usually for free or against other seeds.

Seeds and small bulbs from SX are doing quite well, but more uncommon species are hard to come by.

I wanted to take a moment and Thank @Carlos, for his generous seed Christmas card!! We were originally going to trade some seeds, then later Carlos decided he wasn't interested in the seeds I had, but still sent a very generous Christmas card gift of seeds. 

Carlos, I still would Love to return the seed Love! If there's anything you see me post that you're interested in, please ask about it. Again, our primary focus is the SA winter rain med type species. Sunny warm/hot summers, cooler winters with some cold winter nights, winter rain/summer dry. I could also send you Aloe seed if that is something you might be interested in. We have a fairly extensive collection, and get OP seed from many of our Aloes. Which if you germ and grow on a decent amount some should come out pure sp., along with some hybrids. Some hybrid Aloes make incredible garden subjects, and some of those have absolutely AMAZING flowers! In some cases rivaling some of the best flowers in the Aloe Kingdom. And that's saying something!

Quote from: Carlos on Yesterday at 06:10:19 AMI wonder 'how many plants' do you have...

LOL ! That's a Good, well, maybe not Good, but a question for sure. And I wouldn't have an answer for you. 

We've been collecting rare plants since maybe 2005. First for our second home, then that landscape plan fell through with the 2009 housing crash. We moved, WITH two 26' Uhaul loads of plants, rented, then bought and moved again...with EVEN MORE rare plants. Finally having a place to start our little slice of private Botanical Garden Landscape. It's STILL in the works, with a LONG way to go. LOTS more plants, finish work, IE- boulders, rock work, finished walking paths, large pots, Landscape design/plans, removing more existing large trees and queen & Mexican palms, etc., all still in the works, and to come. For us with a lot of our collection, it's been like an investment: what's most important was/is to get small slow-growing plants in the ground, established and growing so they will be big and enjoyable in our lifetime.

Quote from: CG100 on December 24, 2024, 11:42:18 AMIf you are not already a member, join the SRGC forum (you do not need to be a member of the society), and ask there. They have large numbers of contributors and several "bulb nuts" amongst those growing alpines in general. Crocus is a favourite of many there, so there is a chance that they now this genus.

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Hi Carl, Thanks for the good advice. I am a member of the SRGC, but haven't used their forum yet. I'll give it a go to see what I can find out.  I appreciate your help.

Quote from: Carlos on Yesterday at 06:10:19 AMI wonder 'how many plants' do you have...

G. equitans is really cool! I spent a little fortune on small portions of about 25 species from Seeds and all, they took three months to arrive and nothing sprouted, so I was quite deceived, specially by the seller. I am about to be equally deceived by Julian Slade in Australia. I mean, I am good at making seeds sprout. And I send good seeds, usually for free or against other seeds.

Seeds and small bulbs from SX are doing quite well, but more uncommon species are hard to come by.

I try not to look at the number of rows in the spreadsheet...and even that only indicates how many accessions I have. And with some, like some of the Gladiolus and Amorphophallus the number of individuals is liable to be vastly higher.

IIRC, G. equitans produced enough divisions that some went to the BX. Oddly small amount of leaf for the inflorescence and corm.

Robert

I wonder 'how many plants' do you have...

G. equitans is really cool! I spent a little fortune on small portions of about 25 species from Seeds and all, they took three months to arrive and nothing sprouted, so I was quite deceived, specially by the seller. I am about to be equally deceived by Julian Slade in Australia. I mean, I am good at making seeds sprout. And I send good seeds, usually for free or against other seeds. 

Seeds and small bulbs from SX are doing quite well, but more uncommon species are hard to come by. 

Here's another one I'm excited about...

Gladiolus Equitans. Emerging for the first time! 1 fm a recent BX, and two fm another source all planted fall of 2023. 

Here's some Christmas Flower cheer...

Not bulbs, but South African cousins to my SA bulb Garden.

First- Aloe Elegans, yellow flower form which is very rare. (And I might add, a Very Nice yellow, as Yellow Aloe flowers go IMHO) You can see last seasons dead Watsonia Meriana leaves on the ground around it...

Second- Aloe Fosterii. Flowers are still coming in so not to their full spectacular show.

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁✨ to the PBS family!

Hi, I have messaged him a few times this year. I missed the list last January but managed to order a couple of bulbs. Expensive, but good.

Maybe a grower to avoid if you are really concerned about collecting from the wild. He has collaborated with botanists but I have doubts that he had permits when needed. But maybe the botanists had.