Lee - I actually talked to Monrovia earlier about that same thing - they haven't released them yet, planning on April next year. They said they are switching over to a new computer system, and that it should be up and running by January at which point you can pre-order. You should be able to order direct from Monrovia and have them ship to a local distributor nursery where you can pick them up. Colin Southern Oregon Zone 8b On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 7:32 PM Nan Sterman via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > They are already in Southern California nurseries. I find the colors to > be too muddy but other people are very fond of them. > > > On Sep 8, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Lee Poulsen via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > I see that Monrovia has 3 of the Celebrations series kangaroo paws: > ‘Mardi Gras’, ‘Carnival’, and ‘Fireworks’. (But sadly not ‘Masquerade’. > Yet, I hope.) > > > > But how do we get them? Many local nurseries carry stock from Monrovia. > But only what they think will sell well. Most are not interested in the > more unusual items. When I called around all the local nurseries the > Monrovia website suggested about another plant variety I was looking for > that was in the Monrovia catalog, none of them had nor planned to offer it. > I am always stymied by trying to get items that wholesale nurseries have in > their catalogs but are never sold at any of my local nurseries. I don’t get > the point of why they grow those varieties if no retail customer who wants > it can get a hold of it. Maybe I’m just not doing it right. What have > others done to get these kinds of items? > > > > --Lee Poulsen > > San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a > > Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m > > > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 5:30 PM, Christine Doud via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> > >> 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. 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