Wish Lists and the BX
Lee Poulsen (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:58:43 PST)

Mary Sue will probably kill me for this, but I'm going to intersperse my
comments among Jim's (and delete the ones I'm not commenting on).

J.E. Shields wrote:

There is a source for seeds of several Brazilian species of Hippeastrum. I
would like to get seeds of the Argentinean and the Bolivian species of
Hippeastrum as well -- but not hybrid seeds!

I totally agree. And extend it up from Bolivia into Peru as well. And
there are a bunch of other geophytes from that area that I'd love to get
my hands on as well. Bolivia & Peru are probably my #1 choice of where
I'd like to see a seed expedition go. I'd even shell out a little bit
for that one if it happened.

Are seeds of Chilean bulbs available anymore? I got some nice Rhodophiala
species a few years ago. By the way, those Rhodophiala seeds remain viable
at room temperature for years on end! There are other genera beside
Rhodophiala in Chile that are also attractive and enticing.

Sorry Jim, I should have sent you the ones I know that are currently
offering Chilean seeds to update your Sources 'page. Osmani is still
actively offering a lot of Chilean native geophyte and other seeds.
<http://stores.ebay.com/MAINLY-BULBOUS-GEMS/>
A woman named Ursula is also offering Chilean seeds, some of which
complements Osmani's.
<http://stores.ebay.com/Gatos-Garden/>
That website I was commenting on some days ago apparently also offers
seeds for a number of the species on their site, although they're a bit
pricey.
<http://chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/…>
And Flores & Watson are now offering some of their seeds via the
Archibalds' list, which makes them quite a bit pricey in dollar terms.
(But the Archibalds aren't going to keep up their website so you need to
request their paper list. Which BTW they offered 3 species of
Hieronymiella that the Watsons collected in N. Argentina.)

I want to see seeds of more uncommon species of Haemanthus and Scadoxus
available. For example, HH. tristus, amarylloides, namaquensis, and
canaliculatus; SS. pole-evansiae, cinnabarinus, cyrtanthiflorus, and nutans

These would be very nice as well. Know anyone going to Uganda anytime
soon? I heard rumors that Silverhill Seeds might be able to offer seeds
of S. cyrtanthiflorus in a few years.

I need to think some more about what is on my wish list.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a