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Hans J
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Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
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June 15, 2008, 06:19:00 PM »
Hi all ,
Is here maybe anybody who knows a source for this plant :
Boophone ernestii-ruschii
Please write here or send my a PM
Thank you in advance
Hans
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WimB
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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
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June 15, 2008, 06:33:09 PM »
Did you ask the McMaster's?
This is their site, they have a lot of plants nobody else seems to have:
http://www.africanbulbs.com/
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Wim Boens - Secretary VRV (Flemish Rock Garden Society) - Seed exchange manager Crocus Group
Wingene Belgium zone 8a
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June 15, 2008, 06:41:45 PM »
Thank you Wim ,
I have regulary order from Mcmaster -but I have never seen it listet .....
maybe a idea -I will ask .
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June 15, 2008, 06:48:32 PM »
I've heard good thing from Penroc nurseries and Silverhill seeds too. Maybe you could give it a try.
http://www.penroc.co.za/
http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/
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Wim Boens - Secretary VRV (Flemish Rock Garden Society) - Seed exchange manager Crocus Group
Wingene Belgium zone 8a
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June 15, 2008, 07:15:10 PM »
Thanks again Wim !
Sorry to say – but my expierience from Silverhill is not so well ....I have asked several times for a updatet list for Amaryllidaceae ....but it works not .
Now friends gives me always informations if they have new offers.
Also I know Penroc .....they sent me lists but it is only interesting if you find some people for a big order -the costs for Phyto and P&P are expensiv ...
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Lesley Cox
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June 15, 2008, 08:26:44 PM »
Although there is a link to a note about the collecting of their seeds, none of the other links on their website work, for me anyway, including the online catalogue and also images.
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Hans J
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June 16, 2008, 08:15:50 AM »
Yes - I have it also tried to look on the site of Silverhill -without succsess ....
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Lesley Cox
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June 16, 2008, 10:27:07 PM »
At the moment, McMasters only list
B. disticha
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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9
Hans J
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June 16, 2008, 11:04:01 PM »
Today I have received a answer from Cameron - he grows not this species .....
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June 17, 2008, 09:39:01 AM »
The Silverhill catalogue is back online but there is no Boophone in there...
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June 17, 2008, 10:05:38 AM »
Thank you Wim for letting me know !
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