[Sacred Succulents] June's buzz

[benkamm at monitor.net]

(do not ?reply? to this email, send all correspondence to - 
sacredsucculents at hushmail.com )

6/2/12

Greetings to all,

Here we are at summer?s thresh hold. The garden is planted and the bees 
buzzing.

We had hoped to have the new catalog at the printers by now, but as usual 
such work has its own temporal concepts. It now looks more realistic that 
we?ll have it complete sometime later in July. We know many of you are 
eager for it and we appreciate your patience.

Tomorrow we?ll have plants and seeds available at a benefit for the Herb 
Exchange in Sebastopol. See below.

A few new plants for your pleasure this email,  more to come soon! 

Ben & Family

Events for 2012
Herb Faire
This Sunday, June 3, 10 am to 3 pm. We will be vending at this benefit for 
the Sonoma County Herb Exchange. Sebastopol Town Center next to the 
farmer?s market. Come check it out.

Baja Botanical Journey:
November, 2012. You will have a chance again to join us in exploring the 
wonders of the mountains of southern Baja! For specifics contact Gabriela 
- gabriela at ecobaja.com 

RARE PLANT & SEED LIST - Issue 35 is available. Yet another very large and 
diverse issue, don?t miss it! Endemic seed from the remote Juan Fernandez 
Archipelago (400 miles from Chile, a ?Galapagos for plants? of endemics). 
There?s Trichocereus specimens, more new Peperomia and Ephedra species, 
Caudiciform blueberry kin Agapetes and Macleania, 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, New Zealand 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. 

Wholesale Seed List: recently updated, request a pdf if you are 
interested.

A few new offerings
You can print out an order form- http://sacredsucculents.com/order-form/

Aloe haemanthifolia 
Liliaceae. One of the rarest, unique and bizarre looking Aloe. 6?8" tall 
stemless clusters of thick, tongue-like green leaves with red margins, 
arranged like the pages of an open book. Scarlet flowers. Endemic to rocky 
cliffs of the high mountains of the Fynbos, South Africa, between 
4300?5300'. Considered critically rare. Said to be impossible to grow, but 
we?ve found them to be quite easy as long as you remember this is not a 
desert species but a plant from a cool, high rainfall alpine ecosystem. 
Provide a soil with excellent drainage, regular water, bright light and 
avoid prolonged hot temperatures. Z8a/b
3?4" plant 2+ years old $24 (limited)

Canna edulis ?Tarija?  ?Achira?
Cannaceae. Seed grown from plants farmed for millennia in Tarija, southern 
Bolivia. Fast growing edible rhizomes, bright green leaves, red flowers. 
Z8b if mulched.
Seedling 1+ year old $11.50

Ceratonia siliqua ?Carob?
Fabaceae. Dioecious tree to 30'+. Pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers. 
6?8"+ long, thick edible seed pods. A nutritious ancient food crop that 
originated in the Middle East but is now grown all over the world. Seed 
from extra large and sweet pods T. Baldwin selected from the markets of 
Vienna, probably from trees grown in the Middle East. Drought resistant. 
Older trees can tolerate some frost, but protect young plants. We offer 
unsexed seedlings. Z9b
6?10"+ plant 1+ years old $7.50 or 2 for $13.50

SHIPPING & HANDLING:
Seeds ? $2 domestic, International $4
Seeds ride free when ordered with plants.
Plants (USA only)? First class priority mail= $6.00 for the first plant 
$1.50 each additional plant.
Add $1 per plant if you want them sent potted.
CA RESIDENTS ADD 7.25% SALES TAX
We still only take Cash (USD$ or Euros), Money Orders, or Checks.
You can print out an order form- http://sacredsucculents.com/order-form/ 
and mail it with payment to our Po Box
SACRED SUCCULENTS
PO Box 781, Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA
Email: sacredsucculents at hushmail.com

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