Proiphys amboinensis, U.S. source
Lee Poulsen (Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:52:27 PST)

Over on the Aussie bulb list they were discussing a genus of bulbs I
had never heard of called Proiphys, previously called Eurycles. There's
a good website about them at
<http://anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp14/…>. Anyway the
pictures that were being posted were just beautiful, so of course a
rapid case of bulblust set in. Thanks to Google and eBay I found a
place in the U.S. that has Proiphys amboinensis for sale at a really
good price. Apparently they are getting them from a tissue culture
place in Thailand. They have a number of other subtropical/tropical
bulbous plants offered as well, also at really good prices (such as
Caladiums and Curcumas). And they sell them on eBay as well. I just got
the bulbs and their service and the quality of the bulbs has been
excellent, so I thought I should inform the list in case anyone is
interested.

Here is their information if you're interested:

Buried Treasures
Chris Moore
4613 Harder Ave
Sebring, FL 33875
chris@buried-treasure.net
http://www.buried-treasure.net/

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10