Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: Daniel Piacek on October 31, 2009, 03:50:35 PM
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Does anybody help me? I am looking for rooots or seeds of Mediteranean Aristolochias.
thanks Daniel
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Hello, Daniel, Welcome to the Forum.
Which species of Aristolochia are these?
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hello Maggi,
p.e. pistolochia,bianorii,microstoma,clusii,lycica,krausei,pontica,stenosiphon,bottae,paecilantha..
They are all from the countries arround Mediteran see from Spain to Turkay and Israel daniel
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Hi ,
I can only help with pics
first is a old pic from Crete
second is from this year spring in South France
Hans
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hallo Hans,
first pcs is A.cretica,second A.pistolochia .Both I have not in my collection still.
I have pallida,rotunda,baetica,paucinervis,parvifolia,hirta,iberica,steupii ,scabridula,sempervirens,cilicica? and bilardiereii till now
daniel
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Where does A. longa come from? I've just sent seed to the exchanges but will have fresh seed in the (southern) summer if you'd like it.
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So these are the low non-climbing types? I've only ever heard of them here.... up until then I'd always thought that they were all large climbers. 8)
Good luck with your search Daniel.
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yes ,these european aristolochias are non climbing plants /max 50cm/ except baetica and sempervirens.
Longa is more from Asia, so it is not specie for my colection.Thanks
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Paul, A. longa makes a low mound from a central knobby rootstock and sends out stems to about 30cms each. The flowers are upright and green, like little green meerkats. It dies back to the centre for winter. Seed if you'd like to try some?
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I must try some more species. I have A. clematitis, which is spreading in my uncovered bulb frame. I even got a couple of seed pods this year!
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I have A. clematitis, which is spreading in my uncovered bulb frame. I even got a couple of seed pods this year!
Antohny, photos of pod and seed would be of interest, if you have them?
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If you want to try A. longa Anthony, let me know. It's one of those "quietly attractive" plants. Actually, it's useful for bulb protection in summer. It doesn't sprout away from the centre until crocuses etc have finished, then grows over them to keep off excessive rain or whatever. It might discourage narcissus fly too, just by being there.
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Daniel I'm trying to grow A. cretica since many year but really not easy to start the growth....
I also have seeds,.... waiting for germination since 2008...
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Fred,do you have really A.cretica seeds?I am looking for them long time.Can you please send me some? daniel
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Daniel, I've no longer have seeds as they are in pots since 2008 but I hope to get some this year.
If so, I'll sent you some !
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Lesley,
Thank you, I'd love a few seeds if you can spare them. If it is growing outside for you then I am guessing it should survive winters here. It is on our quarantine allowed list, as are a whole bunch of different species I have never heard of. I like the idea of little species.... I know someone has posted pics here on the forums before, which is where I first heard about them (as I mentioned before). Actually, if I had the space and climate I like the idea of the big species too, but I know they won't survive here. ::) Sometimes I can be logical about the things I try to grow. ;D Sometimes. ;)
These forums are just so bad for my collecting habit!! :o
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I hope to see cretica again in April when I return to Crete, it is a lovely thing. There is some cultivation advice for it in the AGS encyclopedia which suggests that at least one person (the author) has grown it.
Meanwhile - Daniel, A. paecilantha was listed very recently (2008) in Jim Archibalds seed list and they may still have it. I got some about a year ago but no sign of germination yet.
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Paul, remind me soon after Christmas.
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Darren,do you have mail adress to Jim Archibald / www.sites donīt work/.If you will have some cretica seeds ,spare some for me ,please. thanks daniel
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I won't be collecting any plant material or seed on my holidays.