Tecophilaea Cyanocrocus
steven hart (Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:07:23 PDT)

Thanks Alberto
That is incredible i am so happy attempts were made. Nature can be
surprising, perhaps the small numbers will make a comeback given time i
hope. It is a true gift those who donated seeds, they must feel very proud
to have been part of such an effort. I admire them... Everyone's comments
have been absolutely fascinating ! I'm enjoying this learning
experience..........
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Alberto Castillo
<ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com>wrote:

Steve, back in the early 1990s a reintroduction program was started with
six people from the U. S. and one from France donating seeds. The plants
were raised here and the corms sent to Chile to reintroduce in the wild. As
with so many other attempts it was a failure as the young seedlings were
unable to survive in the wild. A number of other attempts would have
probably been successful once the knack was found but there were too many
plants to look after here over there. The generosity of those people was
fantastic: note that back there T. cyanocrocus was a real rarity and seed
was priced and scarce.