I called my local nursery and they told me they have had some of these plants already. I’ll let you know if they/ I’m able to get any of them. As I said in my previous post, I’m in Santa Maria. Christine > On Sep 8, 2022, at 7:48 PM, Nan Sterman via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > This was last spring so they should have been in their prime. > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 7:44 PM, Lee Poulsen via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> I’ll have to go look. Thanks for the information. >> >> Could they be muddy because they are past their prime or not being grown under good conditions? I’ve seen many a kangaroo paw in the more typical red, yellow, orange, and pink colors that have looked very muddy (great term, describes it exactly). But then I see the same varieties grown well, usually in the ground, and the colors are spectacular. And the first time I saw an entire bed of the black kangaroo paw, in Kings Park in Perth of all places, I was blown away. >> >> BTW, I just noticed that the Subject line mentions that they’re not bulbs. But they are rhizomes, which are geophytes too, so they count. >> >> --Lee Poulsen >> San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a >> Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m >> >>>> On Sep 8, 2022, at 7:04 PM, Nan Sterman via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>> >>> 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 https://… > > _______________________________________________ > 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://…