Greetings from sunny Sucre, This is another of the series about people in the world of cacti and succulents. 1 January Born this day Abraham, Jean Prosper...
American. Customs send seed to Dept of Agriculture which sent me a letter telling me I could be in serious trouble for importing flower seeds. Letter quoted...
In the past I have also had IAS seeds seized by the US inspections for not having a phyto certificate. But the rules have changed. Now you can import small...
Seed CAN be imported...but only with a permit (a phytosanitary certificate is no longer required). It does not involve a fee but the actual process of...
Unfortunately, there are a few glitches. This is not the case with every inspection station, but individual Post Offices appear to Autonomous and can do what...
Hello, That would be an interesting letter to read. Would you still have a copy and be able to quote the "laws broken"? Stan On Monday, January 1, 2007, at...
Letter gave statute numbers broken. I don't think I have letter anymore but I will look. I might have statutes on my computer. Some of statues I broke were...
Greetings all and a happy New Year! Here's a few pics of Ceropegia radicans. It has large and very striking flowers and is one of the easier species to grow....
Greetings from sunny Sucre, This is another of the series about people in the world of cacti and succulents. 2 January Born this day Charles, Graham John...
You have to get the name of the inspector and push them by calling regularly, asking to speak to their supervisers, pinning them down in writing with follow up...
... From: Jim Irwin To: Stapeliad@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:46 AM Subject: Re: [Stapeliad] Seedlings hello i have hoodia gordonii,...
would love some,but now I'm not sure they would make it over the border, although I have received many seed from the US in the past with no trouble. ... From:...
You might try changing your permit so it comes through a different station, or including postage with your labels, permit copies, etc. Or if possible find a...
Dear Anne where do you live? I have seeds available from several stapeliads (handpollinated) und I sell or exchange them - I'm always looking for other clones...
hello could someone identify /name this stapeliad for me thanks jim ... From: Ryan To: Stapeliad@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:31 PM ...
Hi Jim, I would say your plant is Orbea melanantha, (syn. Orbeopsis melanantha). It is a little bit similiar to Orbea lutea subsp. vaga but the corolla lobes...
Dear Stan, the coytledons of the seedlings are quite big for a succulent stapeliad - is it possible that they are caudiciforme stapeliads or other Apocynaceae?...
Greetings from sunny Sucre, This is another of the series about people in the world of cacti and succulents. 3 January Born this day Hasselquist, Fredric...
Looks like Orbea melenantha John Kloppers _____ From: Stapeliad@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Stapeliad@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Irwin Sent: 03 January 2007...
Please take a look : This plants is in flower after 1o days of rain in my rock garden, I suppose it would not resist such big amount of water! regards, oswaldo...
Greetings all, a few questions regarding S. paniculata..... here are 3 pics of 2 plants from the same seed batch, one with light coloured flowers, the other...
When I've called the inspector talked like the packages go out the same day or close to it. I'm not sure where the delay is. Myabe the "Department of Homeland...
Greetings from sunny Sucre, This is another of the series about people in the world of cacti and succulents. 4 January Born this day Hanekom, Willem Johannes...
Dear Loukie...and others who post pix for our viewing pleasure... PLEASE, keep it up! I should say it more often, but I mostly lurk at the group...THANK YOU...
i can relate to the story been there done that a few times and not always succesfull...... heres a pic of a crested orbea melanantha jim in calif ... From:...