Tecophilaea Cyanocrocus
Matt Mattus (Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:40:28 PDT)
I've been wondering this year why Tecophilaea are more affordable than in
past years. Many Dutch bulb distributors and retailers are offering
Tecophilaea for prices that I have never seen before ( Brent & Becky's:
$6.50 per bulb; Paul Christian: £6 each), still costly unless you purchase
in volumes of 50 as I did, then they are less than $5 per bulb.
This lead me to believe that they someone is micropropagating them now, does
anyone know?
Last year, bulbs were $12-18US$, 2 years ago, $25 each, and the year before
that. Although still costly, they are trending down lower than ever before.
I can't imaging Dutch growers selling them for less due to demand from
consumers being so low, anyway.
Also, some mass retailers listed them at hardy to zone 3, which I thought
was funny.
Matt Mattus
Worcester, MA.
On 9/3/11 8:51 AM, "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> wrote:
Jim, because the whole original population was dug and taken to Holland. From
then on there was no chances for alternative pricing. Only one supplier, only
one price.
But, now they are a lot more widespread thanks to skilled and generous
growers. It has been offered through our own BX. Seeds are quite large and
germination in fresh seed is excellent.
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