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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: dianegai on June 23, 2011, 03:26:56 AM

Title: Worsleya rayneri.
Post by: dianegai on June 23, 2011, 03:26:56 AM

does anyone know where I can buy  Worsleya rayneri. in Australia
Thanks
Diane

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Post by: rob krejzl on June 23, 2011, 03:51:37 AM

Have you tried the Yahoo group?

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Post by: dianegai on June 23, 2011, 04:08:12 AM

Yes Rob none in aussie land that I can see, but thanks anyway

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Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 09:58:15 AM

Welcome Diane........and good luck in your search. The amaryllids are fascinating plants, are they not?

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Post by: Ezeiza on June 23, 2011, 12:55:45 PM

Have to check, but there are a couple of nurseries that sell seed and a few offsets each year.

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Post by: daveyp1970 on June 23, 2011, 02:54:42 PM

Theres some here http://shop.ebay.co.uk/plantaseeds/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

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Post by: dianegai on June 23, 2011, 08:15:05 PM

Wow what a great forum..I didnt expect so many answers, I can see that you are a friendly bunch and I will enjoy my time here.
Thanks for the links but Im in Australia and our import laws are sooooooo strict. I also collect the rarer hippeastrum
Diane

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Post by: daveyp1970 on June 23, 2011, 08:27:46 PM

Quote from: dianegai on June 23, 2011, 08:15:05 PM

Wow what a great forum..I didnt expect so many answers, I can see that you are a friendly bunch and I will enjoy my time here.
Thanks for the links but Im in Australia and our import laws are sooooooo strict. I also collect the rarer hippeastrum
Diane

I was thinking you might be able to get seed in if its on your permitted list.

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Post by: rob krejzl on June 23, 2011, 11:14:18 PM

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I was thinking you might be able to get seed in if its on your permitted list.

Since it's been here a fair while it should be on AQIS's list, though a quick ICON search doesn't show it.

You could try joining the Yahoo Australian Bulb list; several people there may be able to help.

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Post by: George-Oz on June 24, 2011, 10:29:08 AM

Hey Diane, have a look here    http://www.facebook.com  for     Bay Bulbs

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Post by: arillady on June 24, 2011, 10:36:51 AM

Welcome Dianne and good luck with your search.

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Post by: Ezeiza on June 24, 2011, 01:41:41 PM

Diane, worsleya is not an easy bulb to grow.

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Post by: dianegai on June 24, 2011, 07:37:48 PM

Thanks Guys and gals
I did manage to find one....cross fingers that I dont kill it, or my husband may kill me with what i paid for it lol, I will keep you all informed how it is going in the future
Diane

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Post by: Ezeiza on June 24, 2011, 08:29:24 PM

Which mix will you be using?

How deep in the pot?

Temperatures?

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Post by: dianegai on June 24, 2011, 09:47:00 PM

Hi Ezeiza
When i bought it yesterday, it was bought at a place that specializes in orchards both the one i bought and the 3 large ones they had were being grown in a quick draining orchard mix.....all were very healthy, so I will prob stick with that...if its not broke dont fix it.
Temperature here where i live in aussie land is sub tropical. I will repot it into a  terracotta pot simply because they are quite porous and expel water through the pot when it needs to be repotted and then leave it so as not to desturb it too much....its all a learning curve. Its my belief that you can get tooooooooooooo much info on the net and it will do your head in lol
Diane

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Post by: dianegai on June 24, 2011, 10:08:30 PM

George...I have seen bay bulbs on facebook he has an amazing collection

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Post by: JoshY46013 on August 14, 2011, 04:06:29 AM

Seems Worsleya do so well in Aussie, the top growers of this plant are from Australia!  If you need any advice Ron Redding would be a great person to ask as well as Glenn Callcott!

I know people who grow this plant from Canada to Switzerland, Northern US and HOT Mexico to California!  Some are growing this plant in blonde sphagnum moss with GREAT success, I don't think it's as difficult as a plant as once thought.

Good luck!