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://…