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Hans J

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Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #1 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #2 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #3 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #4 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #5 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #6 on: 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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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2008, 10:27:07 PM »
At the moment, McMasters only list B. disticha. But lots of other very intersting things. :)
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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2008, 11:04:01 PM »
Today I have received a answer from Cameron - he grows not this species ..... :'(
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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 09:39:01 AM »
The Silverhill catalogue is back online but there is no Boophone in there...
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Re: Boophone ernestii-ruschii - desperately seeking
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 10:05:38 AM »
Thank you Wim for letting me know !
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