I’m finding this very interesting because I love the teal colors, and here comes a Kangaroo Paw in teal!! And there are other neat colors in the Celebration Series. I’m in Santa Maria (CA) and Monrovia sells here locally so I’m hoping I’ll get a couple of them. Thanx everyone. Christine > On Sep 8, 2022, at 8:20 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://…