Jude, Getting chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) should be pretty easy - it's one of the most common plants in California and in-state native nurseries will have it cheaply available in many sizes. I can certainly stay on the lookout for you for any seeds/dead plants - once you have those in-hand, getting the host plant should be easy. -|<ipp > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:40:36 -0500 > From: tylus.seklos@gmail.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [pbs] Orobanche - CALIFORNIA FOLKS > > Fascinating stuff - thanks again everyone. > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 2:36 PM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote: > > > I have just "discovered" this crazy plant - and am interested in getting > > seeds of this - O. bulbosa or O. californica, or both. Could somebody help? > > > > You need a host plant, first. Adenostoma fasciculatum. > > Orobanches are true parasites and will not survive unless they can develop > > haustoria very quickly after germination, in order to attach themselves to > > the host plant. Unlike, say, castilleja, which can survive without a host. > > The seeds are practically invisible. You can probably collect seed, though > > not on a windy day. > > Bob Nold > > Denver, Colorado, USA > > (I grew up in California, which is why I responded.) > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > -- > The Silent Seed > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > thesilentseed.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/