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://…