most interested in your orchids. I am a perennial/orchid collector. I have a bulb you might be interested in. a drimiopsis maculata false African hosta grows from a bulb(partially exposed) has a stalk of white flowers and darker green spotted leaves. chk Plants Delight website for more info on growing can be grown as a houseplant too. looking for any color bletilla.

Hi I would be interested in trading for some of these seeds if there is anything on my lists you would like. I dont have hardy geraniums but I have hardy begonia. They grow in zone 5 in a protected shady corner against my house. Some of the corms found their way into a pot that I brought in for the winter so I have a small scraggly plant growing in my window that has made a few dozen small corms. I have to wait for spring to dig roots. I also planted hardy cyclamen last spring. No idea if they have survived the winter Here is a link that might be useful: ricjo22

A squirrel killed my Bletilla striata ground orchid. If someone has a division or a bulb I would love it. I prefer the standard purple form to the alba. Also would love a small division of Encyclia [Dinema] polybulbon and [long shot] Cattleya aclandiae. I can offer some Epi cuttings, Ficus religiosa + Ficus bengalensis seeds. Orbea and other Stapeliads cuttings. Some Pinguicula plantlets. Or I can look if I have other stuff. I would really appreciate. thanks Stefano

Hi Have tried to grow those in s. florida with disappointing results . They require a cool cold rest period though there a couple of types much more tolerant. but still require a distinct chill to do well. There are sites that will give you temp ranges and durations for the various types. I keep my Venus fly traps in the fridge during winter which works BUT often get mold . Have that problem with Bletilla?? My wife insists on keeping food in the fridge which I'm sure is the problem but a separate fridge just for a few plants?? lol gary