Trochocarpa thymifolia

[Lawrence]

Trawling through old journals as one does at this time of year and came across pictures of Trochocarpa grown by Brian Russ. Does anyone know where I might obtain seed please? Also Campanula hakkiarica?
Many thanks
Lawrence

[Maggi Young]

Aberconwy used to sell plants of Trochocarpa, Lawrence. We have flowers - I' ll look for seed  but not hopeful  of them setting  seed at this time of year.

[suesimpson33]

Found a whole lot of old journals of the SRGC from around 1958 onwards! This is going to be interesting on these cold dark nights!

[David Nicholson]

I've read they are Australian plants so might be worth your while to PM Fermi and Otto Fauser. Having said that Roma might still have her plant?

[Maggi Young]

Found a whole lot of old journals of the SRGC from around 1958 onwards! This is going to be interesting on these cold dark nights!

Excellent idea, Sue - and a chance for me to give a reminder that for those not fortunate enough to have the paper copies of all those wonderful journals, they are all available to download, free, from this page ......
 http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/journal

[Maggi Young]

Yes, David, Trochocarpa thymifolia is from Tasmania. 

[Lawrence]

Thank you all very much for your replies, I might try the Aberconwy option in the spring

[Maggi Young]

Ian says he'll try some cuttings if he can - if there is suitable material it may callous over winter and root in Spring.
 

[Lawrence]

Thanks Maggi and Ian that's very kind

[oxalisdot]

Have you tried Simon Bond?  He sells a lot of ericaceous shrubs.

[Maggi Young]

Have you tried Simon Bond?  He sells a lot of ericaceous shrubs.

  Thuya Alpine Nursery
Contact S W Bond
Address Glebelands , Hartpury , Gloucestershire, GL19 3BW

United Kingdom
Telephone (01452) 700548

[Roma]

I've still got my plant.  It flowers off and on most of the time.  It does not seem to have a regular flowering time.  I have never seen seed on it.  I got it from Ian Christie (if memory is correct).

[Maggi Young]

I've still got my plant.  It flowers off and on most of the time.  It does not seem to have a regular flowering time.  I have never seen seed on it.  I got it from Ian Christie (if memory is correct).

Don't know where you got it, Roma- but  it flowered for the first time in 2011 - after you got it in 2008! 
 http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6858.0

[Maggi Young]

And this is how it looked in 2013 - where you mentioned you'd got it from Ron McBeath  - the forum has many uses, eh? !!
 
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11022.msg287659#msg287659

[Roma]

Thanks, Maggi.  Where would we be without you searching out information for those of us with bad memories or just too lazy to do the searching.