[Sacred Succulents] Summer's fall
benkamm at monitor.net
benkamm at monitor.net
Tue Sep 20 20:15:24 PDT 2011
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9/20 /11
Greetings to all,
Fluttering towards autumn. The Ariocarpus have been pushing up their
blooms and Trichocereus fruit are ripening on the stalk. The garden?s
bounty is peaking and a plethora of seed is ready for harvest. We find
ourselves with endless tasks requesting attention, so we will keep this
one short!
Summer plant sale is drawing to a close! We will honor the sale prices
for all orders postmarked before or on the Autumn Equinox, September 23.
See the list below for discount pricing.
A few new offerings this email and more perpetually on their way!
BAJA BOTANICAL JOURNEY
You have a chance again this November 2?9 to join us in exploring the
wonders of the mountains of southern Baja...
For the full itinerary see-
http://www.botanicalpreservationcorps.com/events.htm
Space if Filling up, Register by Oct. 2 to reserve your place!
Contact Gabriela - gabriela at ecobaja.com for questions and registration.
RARE PLANT & SEED LIST - Issue 33 available. Another very large and
diverse issue, don?t miss it! There?s many Trichocereus specimens, more
new Peperomia and Ephedra species, rare Turkish Salvia. A plethora of new
seed/seedlings from our past Andean expedition to Peru and Bolivia, new
seed/plants from South Africa, Chile (Gomortega keule trees), and the
Himalayas! 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 limited rarities and specimens.
New Offerings 9/20/11
You can print out an order form-
http://www.sacredsucculents.com/orderform.pdf
Allium caeruleum Holubec
Liliaceae. Onion bulb with stalks to 2', spherical umbels of sky blue
flowers. Forms abundant bulbils amongst the flowers. Holubec collection,
foothills of Zailiski Ala Tau, Kazakhstan, 4600'. One of the few truly
blue flowered onions. The bulbils can be eaten or used for continual
propagation. Does best with sun and a dry summer rest. Z4? Packet of
bulbils $3
Begonia baumanii BK10509.8 ?Killu-killu? ?Graniso t?ika?
Begoniaceae. Medium size tuber with beautiful round crinkled leaves to 6"
diameter. Large rose colored flowers on 2' stalks. Growing on rock
outcrops above the ruins of Inkallajta, Cochabamba Dept., Bolivia. This
lovely endemic is reported to be used in rain rituals. The tubers are
chopped and used to curdle milk for making cheese, said to impart an
interesting flavor. This species favors succulent or rock garden culture
in captivity. The caudex like tuber will appeal to the lover of fat
bulbous appendages on plants. New to cultivation! Z8/9? Plant 1+ year
old $9.50
Cheilanthes bonariensis BK10426.3
Pteridaceae. Attractive xerophytic fern with erect grey to silver blue
fuzzy leaves to 6"+. Growing on rocks, descent from Pumamarca, Cusco
Dept., Peru, 10,800'. May be chewed like coca leaf, other Cheilanthes and
Polypodium ferns have been reported as coca substitutes. These rock ferns
can be grown like succulents and are drought tolerant, the fronds curling
up when dry. Z8a/b Plant 1+ year old $9.50
Gaultheria wardii ?Xi Zang Bai Zhu?
Ericaceae. Elegant shrub, arching branches to 2', dark green ovate leaves
covered in a red-brown fuzz. White pink flowers and edible creamy blue
berries. Forest margins of China/India, up to 9000'+. Distinct and unusual
wintergreen relative. Well drained moist acid soil and sun to part shade.
Z5/6 2?4" plant 2?3 years old $8.50
Nicotiana tomentosiformis ?Wild Tobacco?
Rare perennial species with leafy upright stalks to 10'. Large mouthed
dark pink flowers. As the name suggests, it resembles N. tomentosa but
never reaches the size of that arborescent species. Endemic to the Yungas
region of Bolivia. Genetic studies suggest it may be one of the parent
species of the cultivated tobacco (N. tabacum), being hybridized millennia
ago with N. sylvestris and N. otophora. Z9b/10a Seed packet $4.50
Thymus brachychilus
Labiatae.Dwarf cushion plant 1?3" high. Densely arranged, aromatic, hairy,
dark green leaves. Clusters of purple and pink flowers loved by bees.
Pavelka collection, limestone ridges, Ak Dag, Turkey, 6300'. This rare
thyme is a great rock garden plant or aromatic/culinary groundcover. Sun,
mineral soil and protection from excessive Winter rain. Z7? Plant 1
year old $6.50
Trichocereus bridgesii fma. monstrosus-cristata cl. B
A few years ago an unusual growth of crested tissue appeared on a specimen
of this already monstrose plant. Mostly spineless blue-green tissue in
thin or rounded ridges, sometimes resembling a cresting wave. Last year we
posted a photo on the website and have gotten continual requests for the
plant. We offer a very limited number of rooted cuttings for the very
first time. Get one while you can. 3"+ rooted cuttings $45 (limited)
Trichocereus sp. Hutchinson et al (BBG 64.0762)
Upright stems to 8'+ tall and 6" in diameter. 5?9 fat ribs and miniature
spines. Sweet night blooming white flowers. A really gorgeous San Pedro
that is most likely simply a distinct clone of wild T. pachanoi.
Originally collected above 8,000' by P. Hutchinson and J.K. Wright & R.M.
Straw in the Canyon Rio Maranon above Chagual, just below Aricapampa,
Huamachuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru. 6"+ cutting $16
(limited)
Summer Plant Sale 2011
The following discount prices are good until the Autumnal Equinox,
September 23. Get your order postmarked by then...
See main catalog and supplements for full descriptions.
Agave difformis Clustering rosettes to 2' with slender straight to
hypnotically wavy leaves. Z8b 3"+ seedling 2 years old
$6.50 Sale! $5.50
Agave cordillerensis NL52409 Versatile Andean species, gray-blue leaves.
N. Logan collection; Luribay, Bolivia. Z7b?8b? Plant $7.50 Sale!
$6.50
Agave gentryi La Escondida Hardy mountain species to 6'+. Impressive dark
green leaves. Z7a 2?3" plant 2?3 years old $6.50 Sale!
$5.50
Agave montana Sculptural beauty to 3'+ tall and 4'+ wide, broad,
gray-green leaves, jagged leaf imprints. Z7a 2?3" plant 3 years old
$6.50 Sale! $5.50
Agave ovatifolia Recently described, highly desirable species, an amazing
glaucus silver-blue color. Z7b 2?3"+ plant 2?3 years old $7.50
Sale! $6.50
Anadenanthera colubrina v. cebil La Paz ?Vilca? Small tree. Once one of
the most important religious plants of the Andes. Z9b Plant $16 Sale!
$12.50
Ariocarpus trigonus Bizzare cactus with dark green claw-like tubercles.
Bright yellow flowers. Z9b 2" plant 7?8 years old
$14 Sale! $11
Bomarea salsilla Twining climber to 8'. Umbels of 20+ rose colored tubular
flowers. Chile. Z9a Plant 2+ years old
$7.50 Sale! $6.25
Baccharis incarum BK08602.1 Rounded resinous shrub to 18". Isla del Sol,
Bolivia. Reputedly psychoactive. Z8a 6?8"+ plant $16.50 Sale!
$13
Bomarea sp. BK08526.8 Twining lily vine. Flowers not seen. Raqchi,
southern Andean Peru. Many species have edible tubers.
The young shoots are eaten, the seeds have a sweet coating that is sucked
on as a child?s treat. Showy clusters of multicolored tubular flowers.
Z8b. Plant $7.50 Sale! $6.50
Bomarea sp. BK10509.3 Twining vine to 8'+. Large seed pods. Flowers
unseen. Inkallajta, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Z8a/9a? Plant
$8.50 Sale! $7
Boophane disticha Large deciduous bulb. One of the sacred delirient
entheogens of South Africa. Z9b Seedling 2+ years old
$6.50 Sale! $5.50
Canna edulis ?Achira? Perennial monocot to 6'. Edible rhizomes. One of the
?lost? crops of the Incas. Bronze leaf form. Z9a Plant $9.50 Sale!
$7.50
Commiphora africana ?Gum Bdellium? ?Deciduous small tree with gray flaking
bark, similar to Myrrh. Z10a 8?12"+ seedling $9.50 Sale! $8
Commiphora marlothii Aromatic medium size tree with golden peeling bark.
Another Myrrh species. Z10a 10"+ seedling 2+ years old $9.50 Sale! $8
Commiphora mollis Myrrh-like tree to 25'. Grey to dark green bark,
deciduous velvety leaves. Z10a 8?12"+ seedling
$9.50 Sale! $7.50
Commiphora schimperi ?Myrrh?. Deciduous small tree. An official source for
Myrrh resin. Z10a. 6"+ plant 2 years old $14.50 Sale!
$11.50
Dioscorea sylvatica Attractive smooth, lobed, woody caudex. Twining vines,
heart shaped leaves. Good houseplant. Z9a Plant, 2"+ caudex $10 Sale!
$7
Ephedra americanaBK10504.1 Shrub 2?4' tall. Small red edible fruit,
Huachjilla, La Paz, Bolivia. Z8 or 9a 6?8"+ plant 1 year old
$12.50 Sale! $9.50
Ephedra aspera ?Mormon Tea? Jointed bush 1?3'. Brown fruits. Southwestern
US and northern Mexico. Z5b Plant 2?3 years old 7.50 Sale!
$6.50
Ephedra chilensis Upright jointed shrub to 3'. White edible berries with a
honey flavor. Chile. Z7a Plant 2+ years old
$8.50 Sale! $7
Ephedra equisetina ?Mu Zei Ma Huang? Stems to 3'+. Small red edible fruit.
Asia. Z5b Plant $7.50 or 2 for $12.75 Sale! $6.50 or 2 for
$11.75
Ephedra helvetica Small jointed stems 6?12" high. Red edible fruit.
Europe. Z5b Plant 1?2
years old $7.50 Sale! $6.50
Ephedra intermedia ?Zhong Ma Huang? Erect glaucous stems to 2''+. Red
edible fruit. Eurasia. Z5b Plant 1?2+ years old $7.50
Sale! $6.50
Ephedra monosperma Sajan, Siberia Mat-forming species to 6"+. Sajan
Mountains of Siberia. Endangered. Z3a Plant 1?2 years old $8.50 Sale!
$7
Ephedra nevadensis Subshrub to 1?4'. Yellowish fruit. Southwestern USA.
Z6a Plant 1?2 years old
$7.50 Sale! $6.50
Ephedra viridis ?Mormon Tea? Stems 1?3' tall. Yellow edible fruit. Native
to the southwestern USA. Z5b Plant 2 years old $7.50 Sale!
$6.50
Jovellana violaceae Chilean subshrub 2?4'. Clusters of pink/purple/yellow
flowers. Z8b/9a Plant 2+ years old
$6.50 Sale! $5
Pachycereus pringlei ?Cardon? Gigantic columnar cactus that forms huge
candelabra like stands. Z9b. 3?4" diameter 12"+ tall plant $25* Sale!
$20*
Puya sp. BK08517.6 Lovely small species, grey green rosettes to 10?12".
Chinchero, Cusco, Peru'. Z8a/b 4"+ plant 3 years old $7.50
Sale! $6.25
Sceletium tortuosum ?Kougoed? ?Kanna? Medicinal psychoactive ice-plant.
Unrooted cutting $7.50 or 4 for $25 Sale! $6.25 or 4 for $21
Silene undulata (=Silene capensis) ?Xhosa Dream Herb? Low growing
perennial with white tubular flowers. Z8b Plant $12
Sale! $7.50
Trichocereus bridgesii f. monstrosus Clone A The perennially popular
?penis cactus.? 6?8" cutting $16 Sale! $14
Trichocereus pachanoi f. monstrosus Clone A ?Mutant San Pedro?Molten
columns. 6" cutting $12.50 Sale! $10 , 10?12" cutting $20* Sale
$16*
Trichocereus andalgalensis X Trichocereus grandiflorus v. crassicaulis
Golden yellow spines, orange flowers. 4"+ plant 3 years old $6.50 Sale
$5.25
Trichocereus bridgesii X Tricho. sp. ?Juul?s Giant? Great hybrid
seedlings. 2?3"+ seedling 2+ years old $8.50 Sale! $7
Trichocereus sp. SS02 X Trichocereus sp. ?Kimura?s Spiny Giant?
2?3"+ seedling 2+ years old $7.50 Sale! $6.25
Turbinicarpus alonsoi Remarkable, small endangered cactus. Magenta
flowers. 1/2?3/4"+ plant 2?3 years
old $10 Sale! $7.50
Turbinicarpus panarottoi (=Turbinicarpus andersonii) Rare, flattened
globular cactus, corky spines. 1"+ plant 6?7 years old $8
Sale! $6.25
Turbinicarpus valdezianus (=Pelecyphora valdezianus) Miniature
globose-cylindrical white cactus. 1"+ plant 6?7 years old
$7.50 Sale! $6.25
Nearly Out of Stock!
Our stock on the following plants is very low and we may not be restocking
the species in the future, so this may be your last chance to obtain these
species! See main catalog and supplements for full descriptions.
Agave toumeyana ssp. bella Clusters of small rosettes of pointed leaves
to 6". Z7b 2?3" seedling 2+ years old $6.50
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus Dwarf, slow growing cactus species, a mosaic of
small tubercles. 3/4?1" plant 6?7 years old $10
Boquila trifoliata Ornamental edible vine to 15' with white flowers and
clusters of white pea-size sweet fruit.Chile. Z8a Plant 2?3 years old
$9.50
Buddleja coriacea BK08528.1 ?Colle? The queen of the genus. Bush or tree 8
to 30'. Rounded clusters of orange to red flowers. Key species of the
mostly extinct high Andean forests. Z5b?6b if kept relatively dry. 12"+
plant $15
Commiphora guillaumini Attractive small tree with yellow peeling bark.
Myrrh relative, Madagascar. Z10b 8?12" seedling $9.50
Coriaria ruscifolia Chile Small shrub or bush, up to 6' tall. Arching or
pendent fern-like branches lined with oval leaflets. Hanging clusters of
small flowers transform into necklaces of dark purple fruits. Chilean form
with large leaflets. Z9b Plant, 2 years old $14
Coriaria ruscifolia (=Coriaria thymifolia) BK08524.16 Shrub to 6'. Long
arching leaves made up of may small leaflets that turn reddish in bright
sun. Collected just above Lares Hotsprings, Cusco Dept. Peru. Nitrogen
fixing plants, often considered poisonous. Berries of Ecuadorian
populations are used to induce a feeling of flying. Z9a? Plant $16
Coriaria ruscifolia v. microphylla? BK09430.4 Small leafy shrub to 2'.
The plant and seeds are more diminutive than what we collected in 2008 at
Lares, may be closer to the original C. microphylla. Source of a purple
dye, used as a ph indicator. Collected at 8,800', Cusco Dept. Z9a/b
Plant $15
Ephedra ?fedtschenkoana? Dwarf rhizomatic species, high mountains of
Kyrgyzstan. Z5a Plant 2?3 years old $8.50
Ficus sp. CC5692 Rare species of unidentified fig tree from Meghalaya. Z9?
6?8"+ plant, 2 years old $6.50
Gaultheria phillyreifolia Evergreen blueberry relative to 4'. White bell
flowers and red edible berries. Chile. Z7b Plant 2 years old $8.50
Hoodia gordonii Cactus like milkweed, traditional appetite suppressant.
Z10a 3?5"+ plant 2?3 years old $12
Mammillaria craigii Lau 086 Globular pincushion cactus. Z9a 2?3"+
plant $12
Phytolacca insularis ?Korean Poke? An endangered and rare Korean endemic
poke. Part shade and rich soil. Z6? Plant 2?3 years old $7.50
Rhodiola yunnanensis ex EDHCH 97073 ?Hong Jing Tian? Caudex with annual
stems to 18" bearing whorls of succulent leaves. Northern China. Used in
traditional medicine much like R. rosea. Part shade to sun. Easier to grow
and more tolerant of heat than R. rosea. Z7a Plant 3+ years old $9.50
Satureja gilliesii Shrub 3?5' with small and slender minty leaves densely
arranged on the stems. White to lavender colored flowers Chile. Sun, heat
and drought tolerant. Z8a 6" plant 1+ years old $8.50
Satureja multiflora Pink flowered endangered Chilean yerba buena shrub.
Pleasantly aromatic, a nice tea. Z9? 8?12" plant 1+ years old $7.50
Thelocactus hexaedrophorus SB291 Handsome globular cactus to 6" diameter.
Z9a 1.5"+ plant 3 years old $6.50
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