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« Last post by Maggi Young on December 01, 2024, 08:44:04 PM »
The index for the IRG is updated. ....Latest IRG Index, incl. for IRG 178 is online now https://www.srgc.net/documents/irg/IRG-Index.pdf Thank you, Ashley Allshire!
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Lots of computing work on a Sunday night has meant that we have updated the AUS Banned/Allowed list, and we hope it is correct now. There are still several inconsistencies in naming, e.g. where Fritillaria kurdica is treated as either a species or a subspecies, and a few spelling inconsistencies, but we shall try to iron these out shortly.
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Thanks, Richard, That's reassuring. cheers fermi
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« Last post by Robert on December 01, 2024, 04:56:56 PM »
Hi Robert, After reading Graham Ware's article on Brodieas in the latest IRG, I checked BICON for seed allowed and found a huge number of the species he mentioned (some I'd not heard of before) are ALLOWED! I'm hoping that the donors for NARGS had a good harvesting season and more will be on this year's Seedex.
Hi Fermi, This is great news! Your experiences with a wide array of Themidaeae species will likely be of interest to many gardeners. My intent is to start an open ended thread on Themidaeae on this Forum. Hopefully you can share your ongoing experiences with these species in this thread. I approach Themidaeae (and many other plant species) from a completely different perspective. I enjoy exploring the vast diversity found within each species from the perspective of environmental plant physiology and genetics. For example, how transcription factors respond to environmental cues to regulate gene expression is a topic I plan to discuss as it applies to each Themidaeae species. Environmental forcing influences epigenetic expression, the creation of ecotypes, and rapid adaptive evolution in ways that can have horticultural significance. Somatic mutations, meiotic mutations, as well as unexpected hybrids frequently occur in nature. These too can have horticultural significance. It is hard to believe that 2025 will mark the 50th year since I embarked on this journey with California native plants. During 1975, I remember taking an introductory college class on Native Plant Identification. One field trip was to the Sweetwater Creek region. Years before my girl friend and I spent a great deal of time in this area. I knew very little about native plants at this time. I am so indebted to the many mentors I encountered along this path. It has been a very tackful (as in sailing) journey with many setbacks and discouragement. I am so grateful that Mr. Tri Thong Dang accepted me as a student. When I felt I was not making any progress he would always encourage me by telling me, It is when you feel that you are not progressing, this is the time when the greatest progress is being made. Keep persisting. Hopefully the views and experiences of plant collectors and other perspectives can be discussed on the Themidaceae thread. This is my hope.
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Morning all. Yes, we have tried to indicate this year (for the first time) those species which are not listed on the AUS BICON website and hence not 'allowed' for import by the AUS government. Unfortunately, it is obvious that we have a few issues in matching names, for instance currently all Narcissus are showing on our seed list as not allowed, and some are indeed listed as allowed by BICON.
Australian members are advised to make their own checks on BICON before ordering to satisfy themselves that the seed they are ordering is allowed. Our website WILL let you order seed which is has a 'not allowed' marker. We shall check all Australian orders rigorously against the BICON list before dispatch. We shall also update our allowed/not-allowed markers as soon as possible.
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« Last post by Neil J on December 01, 2024, 11:27:14 AM »
Like Fermi, I found many species were incorrectly listed as not available to Australia. In my case these were Erythronium & Primula species. I simply didn't try to order them, but would really liked to have had some. It's hard enough trying to get seed into Australia now without further limitations. If help is needed in checking with BICON, please ask. Regards, Neil
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Just put in my order! I noticed that a few seeds were listed as "banned in Australia" which are on our current "Allowed List". Please don't remove them from my order if I'm lucky enough to get them! I double checked BICON - for example most Iris seed was listed as banned but they are there on the allowed list. Perhaps someone was looking at the wrong list when they added them. BTW I like that you have gone to the trouble of adding "banned in Aus or NZ" to the actual seedlist. Please let me know if this will affect my order, cheers fermi
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Hi Robert, After reading Graham Ware's article on Brodieas in the latest IRG, I checked BICON for seed allowed and found a huge number of the species he mentioned (some I'd not heard of before) are ALLOWED! I'm hoping that the donors for NARGS had a good harvesting season and more will be on this year's Seedex. The Gilia in flower is descended from some I grew from seed from you which I was not able to establish in the open garden but which has persisted (for now) among the potted plants.
Hi Vinny, thank you for confirming the ID of the Rebutia - I'm sure it was picked up at a market or from a nursery labelled as "cactus" only.
Last few for November: Last weekend we had a "rain event" and so by mid-week we had a response from the rain-lilies - sadly in the weediest parts of the garden so no amount of cropping can exclude them! 1 & 2 ) Habranthus tubispathus var roseus 3) Habranthus tubispathus 4) A Cooperia, I think cheers fermi
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« Last post by Robert on November 30, 2024, 07:24:44 PM »
As I plan for my summer survey of the Tells Peak region, winter is a good time to review the flora of the region and prioritize my objectives. From a botanical perspective, the whole Tells Peak region is quite interesting. Pictured is Lake No. 3 and Red Peak. Red Peak is a few miles south of Tells Peak and part of the chain of peaks that make up the Crystal Range. The summit ridge of the Crystal Range appears desolate and devoid of much plant life. Although this area is difficult to traverse, these high alpine slopes are habitat for many unique plant species. The Leland Lakes Basin is rarely visited and rarely explored botanically. Many exceptional plant species are found in this basin. I am especially interested in our native Viola species. Viola macloskeyi is found throughout North America, however regional ecotypes possess adaptive characteristics useful for horticulture in our part of California. Viola bakeri is a commonly found Viola species on the western slope of the Crystal Range. This species is found in coniferous forests over a fairly broad altitude range in our region. Low altitude forms of this species are fairly easy to cultivate in our low elevation Sacramento Valley garden.
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« Last post by Catwheazle on November 30, 2024, 04:27:42 PM »
Thank you. I know :-( However, I have the option of alpine conditions here (excluding climate change) so the temptation is quite great. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to get any seeds. Holubec hasn't replied to me and I haven't found anyone for Jurasek whose order I could attach myself to (because of the 30 minimum order). I hope that perhaps the Norwegians, Danes or Swedes will succeed.
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