Hello, I am growing three Vanhoutteas, two from seeds I bought in 2004 a while before the seed fund started. Vanhouttea brueggeri is about 10 inches tall There...
Hello Mauro, My last order of the year will be: alsobia cygnet x self sinningia cardinalis gloxinia sarmentiana smithiantha multiflora sinningia tubiflora ...
Hi Wallace, Let me explain a little about their habitats: V. brueggeri and V. hilairiana are sun lover plants that grows on rocks at high elevation places...
Mauro - don't know if I can get more seed but I would like the following if I can get them. Sinn. sp "Canastra Red" Paliavana tenuiflora Koellikeria...
... Hi Karyn Nordestina is one of my favoutite sinningias even though it gets floppy and quite long; stretched out it will get over 30 to 40 cm for me even...
Mauro, I'm still waiting on an official date, but it looks like I may be paying a visit to Brazil in late November or early December. I hope we can find the...
For Carol Lee, Yahoo still doesn't like me enough to let me in. Will you please place this seed order for me. This is my final order for the year. Let me know...
Well, friends, the end of the year is approaching and thanks to your generosity and support, the club is running smoothly on its track. I'm very proud to say...
Mauro, Most interested in the Vellozia seed. Can you contact me please with a price? Kindly let me know what Hippeastrum sp seed you might have as well please....
Hi, Did anyone try germinating these seeds recently? I had zero germination on the batch I sowed, and would like any tips before I sow the few I stashed in...
Mauro I have had good germination with your seeds. I got 5 seeds of Hipperastrum worsleya and got three to sprout but am left with one alive. So far it has...
Hi Mauro, If there are any left, I would like S. sp. 'Canastra Red' and S. gertiana. Refresh my (our?) memory -- what is the financial arrangement, when do we...
Ky, Napeanthus primulifolius can take months to germinate, so donīt through away the pot.. Keep it humid and covered with clear plastic film. I sow the seeds...
Hi Robert, Well I think that I made a mistake. This plant is called by 3 names: Hippeastrum procerum, (oldest name) Worsleya rayneri and now it seems that most...
Thanks, Mauro - I still have the pot and I'll leave it alone for a bit longer.... and I think I'll try sowing the rest too. Kyoko ... through away ... soil...
Kyoko, Never give up on seeds. I had a box full of various Gesneriad seeds in the fridge for 10 years. Went through 2 moves with me. Finally planted them...
Hello everyone, I was wondering if you could tell me, do all Sinningia species have to go dormant? I have a Sinningia richii, that keeps on growing and...
Lee, I don't think it's a question of whether they have to go dormant. I think that they're all capable or reviving from a dormancy (assuming that there is a...
This is a good question... All the tuberous terrestrial (S.allagophylla, S.sceptrum, S. elatior...etc) and almost all of the rock growing and the epiphytes (S....
Hi Karin, The envelope was sent on Oct 17, so it is still in the average time for a letter arrive to USA. It can take any time from one week to a full month! ...
Thanks - will be on the look out for it - I was thinking that it was mailed earlier than that. I entered Sinningia nordestinia at the New York African Violet...
Hi Mauro Could I have the folowing seeds: Goyazia rupicola Sprekolia formossissina Asclepias curassauica Gelasine courula Tigridia pauonia (Mexico) Herbertia...
Mauro - received the seed you mailed out 10/17 - thanks. Received a Best in Class for my Sinningia nordestina at the New York State African Violet Society...
Karyn (and Mauro), I'd love to see more photos from members of the group to show how these plants are performing in more cultivated conditions than in Mauro's...
I'll send you a photo of the Sinningia, Begonia and Valhoutta that I sowed on 2/27/05. I grow in my unheated basement and the temps range from 55-65 in the...
Yes, Jim - your idea is very good and the club accepts pictures without problem. Just go to 'Photos' , then click on 'Create Album'. A new album will be...