Which seeds did you order this year?
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
Two forms of Aloe variegata, Aloe krapohliana ssp.dumoulinii (on my wants list for a while) and Pelargonium longifolium. Aloe chortolirioides and penduliflora just received.
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
Hi Mike,Herts Mike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:01 pm Two forms of Aloe variegata, Aloe chortolirioides just received.
Where did you get Aloe chortolirioides from? I am after this and other grass aloe species.
And which forms of a. variegata? I have 4 different localities by now, so I would be interested to know.
Best,
Maciej
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
Chortolirioides was Seeds For Africa and variegata is on the Mesa Gardens site.
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
Thanks Mike! Got these from Mesa Garden already few years back. I have never ordered from SFA before - are they reliable source?Herts Mike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:36 pm Chortolirioides was Seeds For Africa and variegata is on the Mesa Gardens site.
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
Absolutely but they don’t ship to the UK any more. A South African friend orders for me and then sends them over to me.
Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
I've sown them all now, 39 packets. Pretty good germination in 27 so I'm happy enough with that.Nick_G wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:56 pmI tested the germination of 5 of the packets and nothing has sprouted. I wasn't that surprised. Some of the packets contained an unlikely amount of seed, several hundred in one, and this is always a sign that the seed is old. I don't know why suppliers do this, I don't care how many seeds they send me if none of them is going to germinate. I've sent them an email to complain, at £1 a packet I'd really like my money back, but I'm not expecting much joy.Nick_G wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:20 am Mainly just some Gymnocalycium spegazzinii from Cactus Moravia. About 30 different localities and seed that I presume was habitat collected. There's a part of me that would just like to have a greenhouse full of one species only and spegazzinii would do nicely.
BCSS no.33806
Turbinicarpus, Lophophora, Ariocarpus, Lobivia and Gymnocalycium
Turbinicarpus, Lophophora, Ariocarpus, Lobivia and Gymnocalycium
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Re: Which seeds did you order this year?
So Nick when you decide to make some room just send the Turbinicarpus to Leeds and I will look after them
Chris
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TEPHROCACTUS AND RELATED SPECIES
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BCSS MEMBER SINCE 2000 (NATIONAL SHOW)
FORUM MEMBER SINCE JUNE 2006
Interested in - TURBINICARPUS (Always looking for plants I don't have)
TEPHROCACTUS AND RELATED SPECIES
http://www.leeds.bcss.org.uk/ http://www.zone3.bcss.org.uk/