I have seen them already in Southern California nurseries. I am not very fond of the colors. They look muddy to me but other people are going crazy over them Sent from my eye eye phone. All typos are the captain’s fault. > On Sep 8, 2022, at 8:19 AM, Robert Parks via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I have seen a few of these from specialty nurseries in the US as well, > although I don't remember which ones. > > Robert > where it has partly cooled down in SF, the only casualties were a couple > Arisaema tortuosum that are sensitive to temperatures over 90F/32C when it > is sunny. > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 1:27 AM Colin Davis via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Lee, It looks like Monrovia already has this for sale - >> https://monrovia.com/anigo-clbrtn-tm-mardi-gras-pp… >> >> Colin >> Southern Oregon >> USDA Zone 8b >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 1:24 AM Lee Poulsen via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >>> I have been paying attention to this and wondering if any commercial >>> venture will bother to try importing them to the US. Kangaroo Paws grow >>> very well in California but not so much anywhere else in the US. They’re >>> hard to keep going in pots, but love being in the ground in this area. I >>> even toyed with trying to find out if I could buy a wholesale flat of the >>> “plugs” and pay for the outrageous phytosanitary inspection fees that >>> Australia charges. I’ll wait a little longer to see what happens. I saw >>> that there were 4 or so different varieties in the Celebration series >> that >>> all had spectacular and unusual colors. I wish importing plants and >> bulbs, >>> and now seeds would stop getting more difficult every year. Had I known >>> back in the ‘90s that this is the way it would become, I could have taken >>> out a huge loan and imported everything available. It was so easy back >> then. >>> >>> Thanks for the news update! >>> --Lee Poulsen >>> San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a >>> Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m >>> >>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 4:00 AM, Ceridwen Moss via pbs < >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> Kings Park (home to the Western Australia Botanic Garden) have bred a >>> Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos) that is definitely a teal colour. It is now >>> commercially available - even at Bunnings (our big box hardware chain) >>> under the series name “Celebrations”. >>>> So far I have Masquerade and another called Cocktail which is even more >>> electric. >>>> Like all WA natives they need sharp drainage but grow well in South >>> Australia. Hopefully available internationally soon. >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>> PBS Forum latest: >>> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…