Tecophilaea Cyanocrocus
Peter Taggart (Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:37:51 PDT)
Ten years ago the price for a Tecophillea corm, in the UK, was £7.00. The
price has been sreadily dropping and last year I saw it on Alpine Garden
Society events Trade stands for £4.00. The plant is becoming more widely
grown and the rarity value is dropping whether or not anyone is
'micropropping' it.
I doubt it is hardy at Zone 7 but it can withstand the corm freezing (I
don't reccomend this)
Peter (UK)
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Matt Mattus <mmattus@charter.net> wrote:
I've been wondering this year why Tecophilaea are more affordable than in
past years.
This lead me to believe that they someone is micropropagating them now,
does
anyone know ?
Also, some mass retailers listed them at hardy to zone 3, which I thought
was funny.
Matt Mattus
Worcester, MA