Looking for seeds of....

[Hristo]

Hi to all,

I'm from Bulgaria and from few years I'm looking for seeds of these Australian species:

Apium prostratum
Billardiera scandens
Kunzea pomifera
Microseris lanceolata
Prostanthera incisa
Prostanthera ovalifolia
Prostanthera rotundifolia
Solanum centrale
Solanum chippendalei
Solanum cleistogamum
Solanum ellipticum
Solanum petrophilum
Tasmannia stipitata

For these 4-5 years I learned that it is not easy to find them . I know that I can not grow most of them outdoors, because Bulgarian climate is colder than Australian, so I will try indoor (or in greenhouse).

If someone know where can I buy seeds of any of these species - pls, let me know!

Also I'm open and for exchanges, some of the seeds which I have can be seen at:
www.geocities.com/bg_seeds

Thanks!

Hristo

P. S. Sorry for my English ("English")

[eataust]

These are relatively straightforward to get in Australia, but what sort of rules might there be to export to Belgium?

As for cold-hardiness, the Prostanthera, Tasmannia, and Billardiera are frost-hardy down to about -10C (possibly colder) when mature. I can vouch for those three, anyway - we've got two P. rotundifolia about 5ft tall in the garden and the frost doesn't affect them at all; same with the variety of appleberry, which cheerfully survived frost but not dogs :}

[cherax]

Hi Hristo

These are Commonly available mail order. Try www.outbackchef.com.au

Billardiera scandens (if you cant get them I have them wild in my yard)
Kunzea pomifera (very slow to grow)
Solanum centrale

Below These are quite rare in horticultural nurseries.
I am still trying to track them down.

Solanum chippendalei
Solanum cleistogamum

I may have seed of this by your summer:
Solanum ellipticum
See how we go. I have them flowering but they drop off and will not fruit
andrew

[Hristo]

These are relatively straightforward to get in Australia, but what sort of rules might there be to export to Belgium?

Usually there is no problems to ship small samples of seeds from Australia. Of course there are some prohibited species. Check:
http://www.aqis.gov.au/phyto/asp/ex_home.asp

As for cold-hardiness, the Prostanthera, Tasmannia, and Billardiera are frost-hardy down to about -10C (possibly colder) when mature. I can vouch for those three, anyway - we've got two P. rotundifolia about 5ft tall in the garden and the frost doesn't affect them at all; same with the variety of appleberry, which cheerfully survived frost but not dogs :}

Here, at my area in N. E. Bulgaria (not Belgium) temps between -15 to -25 (rarely) are possible.

Thanks!

Hristo

[Hristo]

Hi Hristo

These are Commonly available mail order. Try www.outbackchef.com.au

Billardiera scandens (if you cant get them I have them wild in my yard)
Kunzea pomifera (very slow to grow)
Solanum centrale

Thanks a lot for the link . Currently they do not have Billardiera scandens, but the rest they do.

Is there difficulties germinating Billardiera seeds? I received some Billardiera cymosa and Tasmannia lanceolata seeds, but I read that they are hard to germinate!?

I may have seed of this by your summer:
Solanum ellipticum
See how we go. I have them flowering but they drop off and will not fruit
andrew

This may be because of lack of Phosphorus and/or Boron, or Nitrogen excess, or maybe it needs cross pollination from another plant (plant that is not genetically relative - like seeds collected from same fruit or plant), or maybe it is too young to set fruits, or... I do not know

Thanks again!

Hristo

[cherax]

Hristo
B. scandens from my experience are a bit difficult to germinate.
At my work we propagate them from cuttings.
They grow like weeds in my garden. unfortunately they will not fruit until probably next year. I will keep an eye on them and will get seed
A

[Hristo]

Hristo
B. scandens from my experience are a bit difficult to germinate.
At my work we propagate them from cuttings.

Then I hope at lest 1-2 seeds to germinate.

Thanks!

Hristo

P. S. BTW www.outbackchef.com.au did not ship overseas (in case someone outside Australia wants to order from them)