LOL, gonzer, you must be the reason he asked me if I had any more of that one! It's verrryyy sloooowwwww.

BTW, DV has a sibling, 'Obi-Wan'.

Michael said he picked some eye opening plants out ,, Boy did he.

So can we see pics of the rest of Darth's family?

Purple haze and Darth Vader....me want.

Grrrrr i hate that you can't edit posts on this forum.

In all the excitement I forgot to ask...
You wouldnÂt happen to know if Michael has any more Darth vaders would you?

email Michael

please tell me you got MIDNIGHT MARBLE to him, please, please.

*sigh*

Well guys, this type of thing always puts me in an awkward position. Michael runs his business as he sees fit and sells what he wants to sell, but if it were me I wouldn't want people bugging me for stuff I hadn't even had time to propagate. I'm almost hesitant to show any pictures of anything and say that I sent him some, because my operation is small scale and in many cases I only had enough to send one or two pups of any particular item. My reasons for sending him stuff are not just business-related. I want somebody I trust to maintain stock of my hybrids in case I can no longer do so, so of course it's in MY best interests if he doesn't sell them all.

On the other hand it's good for his business if people want something and he wants to sell it, and I certainly don't want to interfere with that, so I think maybe I'm just going to let him handle all the inquiries and stay the heck out of it! ;-)

I just received one of your plants, Lisa...from Michael's. N. Blueberry Muffin. Can't wait until it grows out.

The Darth Vader is stunning. The problem when someone posts some rare bromeliad is then everyone wants one ;-)

Well at least I am just about maxed out on plants for now (I wish I had the space HDD has).

Oh no Lisa, I will wait until it hits the sales list. I know he'll offer it when he has enough.

All of those are gorgeous gonzer and you know how I love Bills, so......I'll be waiting too.

Maybe I shoulda kept my big mouth shut!
All seriousness aside, Lisa, I can only imagine the look on your face when you saw how DV progressed on it's journey from an idea to adult plant. It even feels different, kinda shiny and slick. 'Obi wan' sounds inviting but I wonder what a 'Chewbaka' would look like? ;-)

Lisa,
Your plants are outstanding! I am glad you are sharing some of them! I realize that Michael only offers up what he has enough of to list. I don't believe in taking up someones time like that, asking if they have this or that. I was just hoping that you got some of that plant to him so that in the future I might be able to get it. I didn't mean to start a rash of inquiries. It is unfortunate that you cannot ship directly to the mainland. I would love to purchase some of your plants from you.

Right now I am enjoying my new plants, they will be able to go outdoors until fall this weekend. I've had a few bloom, and made a few crosses, it looks like some berries are developing. I have frozen some pollen, and I'm having fun.

I have to chuckle sometimes, when I read that a plant was expensive at $35.00, I have spent nearly 5 times that amount for a Daylily I wanted for a breeding project.

Do you have Clivias there? My friend from South Africa brought me some plants, and some seed. I'll bet they are popular there. I would think the conditions there would be perfect for them.

John

Lucky Gonzer, getting that awesome Darth Vader! You could have a lot of fun with those names. Try to imagine what brom would bear the name Jabba the Hutt, or what cute pair might make R2D2 and C3PO. Nice work, Lisa, I'll be patient...

*sad face* i guess i can wait before i flip out & send Michael a 3 page list of stuff i want.

*sigh* and i just got a bunch of free space.

New rule:
No posting pictures of cool broms unless you're ready to give me one. :-p

Guys and Gals.. Michael does no mind answering email questions about availability. How else will we get answers if we dont ask questions. He is in the business to sell his plants. :))

Yeah, don't mind me. I've got my own agenda and style and it's different from his. I just don't want to be asked how many of something he has to sell. That's up to him. He knows what's going on with me and I'm sure he'll hold back when he needs to. The GW has been very good for his business and I know he's happy about that, so don't feel like you can't contact him.

All I'll say is that you won't see anything of mine showing up on the registry that he hasn't gotten at least one of. The exception may be the Crypts since Larry Giroux is handling that. I haven't submitted any of the Bills yet, but I will start as soon as the Aussie inundation lets up!

Lisa I understand your POV perfectly, makes good business sense. Now here is a question that may seem strange but I hope, not inappropriate; if you were to asign a "rarity factor" (say 1-10) to a plant of your creation, what would DV's be? Are there many or just a few out there?

Jeez, I dunno, Gonzer. Probably in the 8-9 range. I've sold a handfull of them, but mostly I've been trying to build up stock, and I know Michael has been doing the same. He told me he could have sold the ones he has several times over but has always said no, so you may be the first! It's just very slow to propagate, like DM.

What is the "Aussie inundation"? The good folks Down Under scarfing up all available material?

From what I have been told ..Bromagic is registering all of Allan Freeman's hybrids. Allan is in very poor health..so maybe thats the urgency for the Neo's being registered all at once...these are plants he did back in
1992-95 and second and thrid generations are now coming into bloom

hi gonzer,
Some of the best looking Bils seen yet.
You must be very pleased to have such a great selection,where its difficult to choose a favorite.
All very nice,thanks for the posting,
Bob (of the green envy!) ;^)

See link for inundation, as HDD describes, Gonzer.

I submitted some more Neos for registration about a month ago but none have been posted yet because Golinski's apparently got the FCBS all tied up. They're up to the 'H's now, looks like. No point in sending any more in until they get to Z and all of the previous stuff gets processed.

Clivias don't do well here, Bambi. Too warm. They're much happier in California. Same with Epiphyllums and a lot of other things people think of as "tropical". Many of them need a nighttime drop in temp to bloom.

Here is a link that might be useful: What's New