[Sacred Succulents] Spring Offerings

[Sacred Succulents]

4/3/10

Spring Greetings,

A few great new plant and seed offerings this email.

We a re busy preparing for our upcoming trip to Andean 
Peru/Bolivia. Orders received while we are gone will be shipped on 
a first come first serve basis the second half of May. If you want 
something shipped before we leave, best get us the order by April 
12 or 13. Our actual departure is April 19.  

NOTE TO ALL our customers, please remember to include your name and 
address with your order! We can’t ship you your plants/seeds 
without it! We’ve had several of such mysterious orders arrive to 
our PO box recently, and one remains unresolved- If you’re a CA 
customer and recently sent a $22 seed order for Ephedra, Sedum, 
Elaeagnus, Psoralea, Fabiana, Roseocereus, etc, please email me 
your shipping info asap, we have your order waiting to go!
Order forms can be downloaded - 
http://www.sacredsucculents.com/orderform.pdf

The United Plant Savers conference will be in Santa Rosa, CA, May 
15. We’ll just be returning from Andes, but we hope to have a 
presence there. 
For registration see- 
http://www.unitedplantsavers.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,
0&cntnt01articleid=219&cntnt01returnid=15 

RARE PLANT & SEED LIST - Issue 29 is in the mail! If you are not 
subscribed or have let your subscription lapse, we encourage you to 
sign up now. 4 issues for $5 or 8 issues for $8. This is where we 
list our offerings of rarities and specimens. 

GIFT CERTIFICATES - are always available!

NEW OFFERINGS SPRING 2010

Acacia colei
Fabaceae. Fast growing Nitrogen-fixing tree to 15–30'. Simple 
leaves and yellow flowers. Northern Australia. A traditional 
Aborigine bush-food, the seeds being high in protein. Being grown 
in parts of Africa as a drought resitant foodcrop, for firewood, 
and reforesting. Scarify and soak seeds. Has great edible landscape 
potential, especially in arid regions. Z9b.  Seed packet $2.50

Acer campbelli CC6134 “Phirphire”
Aceraceae. An elegant maple to 15–40'. Green bark, 5–7 lobed deep-
green leaves, new foliage is a bronzy red, in the Fall yellow to 
bright red. White-pink flowers and winged fruit. Chadwell seed 
collection from 10,000', Annapurna, Nepal. Traditionally coppiced 
for fodder. A lovely and easy landscape tree, sun to part shade. 
Z7a. Seedling $5.75 or 2 for $10

Codonopsis bulleyana
Campanulaceae. Upright herbaceous perennial to 12". Pleasantly 
pubescent stems and leaves. Pale-blue tubular flowers that are 
constricted in the center and flare at the ends. Carrot like edible 
sweet root. Native to the mountains of Asia. The plant has a skunky 
cannabis-like smell. Used in tradtional medicine like other species 
with ginseng like properties. Part shade, moist rich soil. Z4a    
Plant $7.50 or 2 for $15

Codonopsis clematidea Holubec
A delicate twining perennial to 3–4'. Fuzzy blue-green leaves. 
Large bell-shaped flowers of pale-blue with veins of purple and 
banded maroon inside. Seed collected by Holubec in Mortravn, Pamir 
Mountains, Tajikistan, 6300'.  The aerial parts of the plant are 
used in the folk medicine of the region to treat jaundice, 
hepatitis and other liver conditions. Analysis has revealed a new 
codonopsine alkaloid along with 13 beneficial compounds found in 
other species. The thick roots are edible like other species. 
Prefers a well aerated rich soil, regular moisture, part shade and 
something to climb on. Dies back to the root in late Summer. Z4b  
Plant $8.50 or 2 for $15

Coriaria sp. BK09430.4  “Mio-mio”
Coriaraceae. Small leafy shrub to about 2'. Arching leaves made up 
of may small leaflets. Drupes of tiny purple-black berries, like a 
string of jewels. The plant and seeds are more diminutive than what 
we collected in 2008 at Lares, may be closer to the original C. 
microphylla. Nitrogen fixing plants, often considered poisonous. 
The berries are used to induce the feeling of flying in Ecuador. 
Source of a purple dye. Collected at 8,800', Cusco Dept. Z9b    
Plant $15

Ephedra ‘fedtschenkoana’ 
Ephedraceae. A dwarf rhizomatic species. Fleshy bright red fruit. 
Ex Holubec collection from granite crevices in the high mountains 
of Talasskii Ala Tau, Kyrgyzstan. One of the poorly understood 
ephedrine-rich Asian alpine species, the correct species name is 
likely fedtschenkoae. Plants from this seed stock have been larger 
and more vigorous than the teeny plants we have growing from other 
locales. Z5a    Plant $8.50

Ephedra sp. BK09511.2 
Dwarf species with individual stems 1–6" tall, tasty red berries. 
Forms dense mounds to 1–2' across. Distinctly different than the 
high altitude miniature species we collected in 2008 in the Cusco 
region. Open puna grassland and rock outcrops, growing with Oroya 
borchersii, Matucana spp. and Austrocylindropuntia floccosa. 
13,200', Cordillera Negra, Ancash Dept., Peru. Perfectly adaptable 
to low elevation cultivation, though it does not grow as compact. 
One of our favorites. Z5–6? 	Plant $14

Phytolacca dioica “Ombu”
Phytolaccaceae. Amazing dioecious evergreen tree to 60' related to 
the pokeweed. Thick succulent trunk, resembling an elephants leg. 
With age the butresses can form a gigantic caudex. Large spirally 
arranged leaves, pendant racemes of white flowers followed by red-
black fruits. Native to the pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, 
and Brazil. Poisonous, it is used as an emetic. One of the finest 
specimens in the USA of this fantastical tree can be seen at the 
Huntington Gardens in southern California. Fast growing. Protect 
from cold when young, mature plants are drought tolerant. Z9a–b.  
Seedling $8.50

Sinningia sellovi
Gesneriaceae. Perennial caudex to 6" across from which arise dark-
green leaves with stiff fuzzy hairs. 3' arching spikes bearing 
numerous pendant orange to pink flowers that drive hummingbirds 
wild. Native to Argentina and Brazil. Does best in with good 
drainage and a bright sunny spot. An excellent container plant. 
Dies back to the tuber after hard frost. Surface sow the tiny seed. 
Z7b. Seed packet $3

Sophora flavescens “Ku Shen”
Fabaceae. Sub-shrub to 3–5'. Cylindrical panicles of creamy yellow 
flowers. Dies back to the roots in cold climates. Native to eastern 
Asia. The roots are used in Chinese Medicine to clear heat and 
studies have shown it to releive chronic itching and stimulate hair 
growth. An attractive nitrogen-fixer for the medicinal landscape. 
Plant them near the base of fruit trees. Knick and soak seed. Z4a. 
Seed packet $3
				
Vaccinium gaultheriifolium
Ericaceae. Evergreen shrub with arching branches, 6–12 tall. Large 
elliptical leaves, clusters of white to pink bell flowers adorn the 
branch tips followed by pea-sized edible berries. Native to the 
mountain forests of the eastern Himalayas, up to 9000'. An elegant 
and rarely cultivated blueberry. Dappled sun and well drained rich 
soil. Cold stratify seed. Z7a.  Seed packet $3.25


NEW BOOKS
We’ve added over a dozen new titles. For the complete list see- 
http://www.sacredsucculents.com/books.html

Order Forms - http://www.sacredsucculents.com/orderform.pdf

SHIPPING & HANDLING:
Seeds– First class mail USA $2.00; Air mail international $4.00
Plants (USA only)– First class priority mail= $6.00 for the first 
plant $1.50 each additional plant.
Seeds ride free when ordered with plants.
Add $1 per plant if you want them sent potted.

CA RESIDENTS ADD 8.25% SALES TAX
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