Lee, I agree it’s frustrating to hunt down plants that you see with the wholesale trade. I’ve found a great partner nursery to work with that knows if I request it, I’ll buy it. I believe that’s the elephant in the room for the small local nurseries. They can’t take the inventory hit on either end. I grabbed some Bulbine the other day that was a special order that a gardener ordered 10 and took 4. I typically enjoy working with San Marcos Growers as a SoCal wholesaler and Suncrest Nurseries for a NorCal wholesaler. My local nursery has a good relationship with both. I have had some success with Monrovia utilizing a local Lowes with a good garden manager. San Marcos gives you an accurate searchable public “what’s available” page with sizes and comments and took my inquiry phone calls. I will add that I’ve sourced several plants that are uncommon from them through my local nursery and they have always been great quality. Example Kniphofia Christmas Cheer not easy to come by, ( the real cultivar developed by the Huntington) I obtained through San Marcos last year for a housewarming present. They arrived in 2 weeks all 7 were in great shape and have thrived. Not sure if either wholesaler has this series of Kangaroo Paws but great places to check. Mike San Diego Baking in the heat kicked up by Tropical Storm Kay. Hopefully in the moisture zone later tonight working up the Baja. On Thu, 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 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://…