Hippeastrum Nelsonii
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Comments (11)Thank you both for the info. I looked at Telos, and yes, they can ship to Canada. The catch is that you need an order for at least $100, a phyto for $50, a preparation fee between $15-50, plus cost of shipping. That comes to more fees than the plants' worth. I figure that it would cost around $225 out of which $100 would be for the bulbs and $125 for the fees. In a few words, it is prohibitive. And the choice of available plant is limited and not quite what I'm looking for. I also found: http://amaryllis-plus.com/. They can ship outside of the USA, but their site doesn't say much about it, but I would say it seems less costly than Telos. The choice of available bulbs is also limited to just a few species, the most easily available ones. Another one I found is http://www.shieldsgardens.com/. They ship outside of the USA at a reasonable cost, but their choice is even more limited than the 2 others. They have one that I would want: mandonii, worth $45. I also checked Mauro's site, but not many species available right now. I seems to be a very reliable place though. So far, the best place I found completely by chance is http://www.thegardeningwebsite.co.uk/hippeastrum-national-collection-applied-for-junius-des-brisay-c8505.html. It doesn't say enough, but if what they say is true, it ought to be the largest collection of hippeastrum species in the world, and it may become the largest supplier of such bulbs in the future. I wrote them to get more info about what they can do or not. As for import/export, I used to import orchid plants in quantity several years ago. It was a doable thing at that time. Now I see some very nice peonies, irises, daylilies, etc. south of the border and not available up here. When you write to these suppliers, many will answer they wont ship outside the continental USA, and most (not to say all) certainly not to other countries because exporting has become too much of an ordeal: lot of paperwork, often changing rules, certificates of all kind, prohibitive costs for customers, long transit time, losses because of long transit time, etc. Many that used to export not so long ago wont do it anymore today because of that. And here in Canada, they sure don't make things easy to anyone who wants to import plants nowadays, no matter where from. It is a challenge to find out what the rules are, there are high costs for the permits, and anything coming into or going out from Canada by mail will take at least 30 days. I very recently sent a small envelope of hippeastrum (Fairytale x self) seeds to a lady in Louisiana and it took almost 5 weeks to get there. The only safe and fast way is courrier services, but we all know what these cost. I have no doubts that in some places it can be quite easy to import/export plants, but from my own experience, Canada is most certainly not one of these places. So, there we are. I'm waiting for some answers from the ones I wrote to, and I'll see what happens next. If it never sees a happy ending, I hope these posts will at least inform other readers about the pitfalls involved in trying to get hard things to get. Don't worry, I'm not discouraged... yet ((: Laurier My web site...See MoreWANTED: wanted & have, see items
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Toddlers Nelsonii)) Grow all the seeds that I left myself, even two of the ugliest part of the box.
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Elena,
Here are some of the nelsonii x papilio on the right hand side.
From this year: Fire Blade x nelsonii seeds. Note how fat they are and some of them even looked cracked. I'm floating a few but none have germinated yet, they are very tiny.
Here are Deja Vu (Komoriya) x nelsonii. Not particularly vigirous but still alive.
...and here are nelsonii x Exotic Star. I have a few of these small containers with 3 o 4 seedlings each.
Now please note that when pollinating with Exotic Star and papilio, I mixed the pollen with nelsonii so I guess there might be a possibility that these are selfs, but I doubt it. It will be easy to tell when and if I can ever get any of these to bloom!
Donna☺
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Thank you Louana!
The first cross Nelsonii X Chiquita was 89 seeds but had risen very little. Only two survived.
One seedling greater than the second, and already has a baby. Its leaves are tinged with pink as her father. And he looks like his mother, a fan from leaves and early offset.
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Hi Donna, Fred , Louana )) Thank you for rating.
This two-year seedlings. Chiquita is my cross is his photo
Donna, I agree with you)) only one good seedling! Hopefully if it has as much desire to live and powers , it will please us all something new))
Now spring, a lot of work in the garden and transplant seedlings. We must give this seedlings , new pot and new substrate))
Best wishes,
Elena.
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Hello everyone)) Nelsonii decided to make me happy again this year.
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The second bloom this year. The first day of the disclosure. Not yet opened stamens and a little flower.
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I want to show the seedling Nelsonii and Chiquita. This is my disappointment. What were good parents. And as an ordinary child. The only plus - in his blood a lot of interesting, and i can get something hidden takes.
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