See: http://tropicalworldusa.com/Worsleya-procera-Rare-… Mark Mazer Hertford, NC On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:51 PM Jose via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > Worsleya procura is a beautiful plant in the Amaryllidaceae family from > Brazil. It has striking, large lavender to bluish flowers. The PBS wiki > mentions that it is very exacting in its cultural requirements. It > appeared > to me that the entries in the PBS wiki about this plant were written in the > early 2000s. So, I thought I'd post to the PBS list to enquire about this > plant and to ask members to comment on their recent experiences growing it, > both positive and negative. I think I would like to attempt to grow this > plant at some point in time. I would appreciate hearing your advice and > suggestions about cultivation and sourcing seeds or small plants. I assume > that this is a very expensive plant. > > > > A final note... I read with interest the article by Dr. Paul Resslar who > successfully grew plants from seeds in pure pumice at Wesleyan University > in > Norfolk, Virginia. The article can be accessed from the PBS wiki and dates > from about July 2006. I live in Williamsburg, Virginia, the same climate > zone as in Norfolk, and I would be able to replicate the methods and > growing conditions described by Dr. Resslar if I am ever able to obtain a > few seeds. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Bern > > > > Zone 7b, very hot and humid today > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. > Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zCJMrO/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…