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Ursula has sent another package from Chile, stocked with all kinds of interesting (and rare) new seeds to try.

Anyone who wants to participate, please post in this thread. We have enough for exactly 20 participants. The minimum donation to the Garden Angel is $5 and anyone who donates more than that will receive some bonus seeds that Ursula sent for that purpose.

The seeds are listed below. "Standard" is what you get for $5, and if you include an extra couple bucks, you get some random selection from the bonus category. Have fun and please post here if you are interested in participating!. Once 20 people have posted, I will send email with information on what to do next.

Standard in all packages:

+ Alstroemeria ligtu ssp simsii, orange (20 seeds) P * http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/imag-CH/alst.jpg

+ Rhodophiala rhodolirion, bulb plant with either white or pink flowers with red dots or stripes (30 seeds) Bulb http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/images/rhod2.jpg

Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon) neon-blue flowers (30 seeds) P http://www.altavista.com/image/results?q=cynara+cardunculus&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=all&avkw=aapt

++ Crinodendron patagua, Chilean native tree with dense, leathery dark green leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in late spring (30 seeds) http://www.altavista.com/image/results?q=Crinodendron+patagua&mik=photo&mik=graphic&mip=all&mis=all&miwxh=all&avkw=aapt

+ Conanthera trimaculata, exotic indigo blue bell-shaped flower with a black 'eye' on three of it's 6 petals (30 seeds) P * (the flowers are much nicer than this only picture available http://images.google.cl/images?q=conanthera+trimaculata&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=es)

+ Fortunatia biflora, star-shaped white flowers with a green stripe (30 seeds) P *

+ Cistanthe amarantoides, succulent groundcover for dry spots, magenta flowers (30 seeds) P http://images.google.cl/images?q=cistanthe+amarantoides&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=es

+ Alonsoa meridionalis (Maske Flower) scarlet/orange (100 seeds) P http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/ima_roro/alonmeri

+ Aji Cacho de Cabra (Goat Horn hot chili pepper) (20 seeds). http://images.google.cl/imgres?imgurl=www.gpkchile.cl/aji.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gpkchile.cl/productos.htm&h=669&w=1025&sz=62&tbnid=rWxpzUY99UQJ:&tbnh=96&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daji%2BCacho%2Bde%2BCabra%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Des%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

Asarina scandens (Trailing snapdragon), climber with mauve-pink flowers (30 seeds) P (see Asarina 'Pink Ice' http://www.thegatewaytogardening.com/publications/pubs/garden0403/climbers2.asp)

+ Schizanthus hookerii (Poor Man's Orchid), mauve (30 seeds) A http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/imag-CH/schy.jpg

+ Alstroemeria mix of low-growing species from the Andes Mts., whitish, pink & mauve shades (30 seeds) HP* http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/imag-PO/als2.jpg

+ Chilean Native Plant
++ Chilean Native Tree
* These plants have either a rhizome, bulb, corm, etc., and can take up to 3 years to flourish when grown from seeds.

Bonus seeds:
Physcella ignea and Phycella bicolor mix. (20 seeds each) http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Phycella&btnG=Google+Search

Tropaeolum brachyceras (10 seeds each) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.mcfarlane/brachpot.jpg

Freesia cormils - gold-yellow fragrant (12 cormils each) http://www.uwrf.edu/history/other/flowers/yellow-freesia-large.jpg

Eccremocarpus scaber (Chilean Glory Vine) http://plantsdatabase.com/go/547/index.html

Olsynium junceum http://www.uib.no/bot/qeprg/pictures/places/patagonia/pages/Olsynium%20junceum.htm

Sisyrinchium striatum http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Sisyrinchium+striatum&btnG=Google+Search

Schizanthus coccineus http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Schizanthus&btnG=Google+Search





This message was edited Mar 24, 2004 9:38 AM

I'm interested!

I should add: anything you add beyond the $5 is up to you - you can add as much or as little as you wish.

dave

So is it $5.00 to get started, then a donation for bonus seeds and do we need to specify which bonus seeds we'd like in this thread or via. email?

The bonus seeds are randomly drawn out so you can't specify which ones you want.

I'm interested!!
Deb

I am up for this please!
Michelle

I'm in baby!!! Thanx Ursala, and Dave. Danny

I'm interested!
Thank you Ursula!

I would love some again.send me your address and I will mail the check !

I would like to join in. if I may thankyou

Me also.

I would like in on this thank you

Count me in send me your address and I'll mail you a check, thank you.

Me too! Doris

I would like to participate.

Am I too late?
I can paypal...

skatayama

Me to

I would like to join also, whee do I send the monies? Thank you, Margie aka loudigger, Queen Of Dirtland

Count me in also.

I would be interested in this if there is still availability. Thanks.

Still room? I can't seem to count correctly by the posts here tonight. I'll send off a cheque or however is easiest for you Dave. The Garden Angel seed program is an excellent idea! D

I've already thought of the perfect place for "Alstroemeria mix of low-growing species from the Andes Mts., whitish, pink & mauve shades " mentioned above.



This message was edited Mar 24, 2004 12:51 AM

Good response! There is room for 2 more people. I'll leave this thread open until the last 2 join up and then I'll send all of you an email with instructions on what to do next!

dave

Count me in...

Can I join too?

Eileen

ahhh if anyone dosnt keep in the trade.. dave count me in tooo


sheran.

That's twenty! (Sorry, Sheran, unfortunately I have only exactly 20 packages to send out so I can't take any more than that. If anyone steps out at the last minute (unlikely...) then I'll include you. Otherwise, wait a while as I am sure Ursula will want to do this again (maybe!)

Everyone else - look for an email from me with instructions soon!

dave

Dave, if Sheran agrees, I will prepare an assortment and mail it direclty to her. Only that maybe I cannot compile the same assortment, but would replace them with other chilean native species. She would mail you the contribution for the GAF.

OK Sheran?

OK Dave?

Sounds fine to me, Ursula. I'll be happy to let you know when it is received. I'll send her an email with the particulars.

dave

Thank you very much to all participants. Your contributions will help to pay one year memberships for people that cannot afford them, or for foreign members that are charged too much for the purchase of a USD 15 dollar check (sometimes 3 to 4 times that value!).

Therefore, I kindly ask you to donate as much as you can - you will be rewarded with great bonus-seeds and Dave's Garden will not loose dear subscribers/valious people for a matter of money.

Please read the following link

http://davesgarden.com/t/419545/

and help me convince Dave to have a Garden Angel Fund forum where everybody can contribute with ideas to raise funds.

I am already saving money for the fabulous quilt that is being made by some lovely ladies from our community.

God bless your hearts and your gardens!

Ursula, I just wanted you to know that part of this Garden Angel project for me is that I am sharing the seeds that I get with my garden mentor who spent her childhood in Chile. I offered to pay for membership to DG but she isn't online at the moment. I showed her a list of the seeds and she is so excited. Thank you for this.
Michelle

That's great, Michelle! Thank you for sharing your seeds with this lady. Would be nice to meet her on-line.

Have fun growing your seeds and thanks for participating!

AccccccccccKKK!!!! Missed another one, I'll be glad when I'm done with all the co-op stuff!!

"eyes"

geeze.....this always happens...i couldnt get this up this morning....oh well....maybe there will be some to share in the fall?...:)

cindy

Cindy, sorry you missed this. In fact it is Fall for us in the southern hemisphere now. I'm afraid I do not have enough seeds left for a third round.

This is one of the reasons I'm asking for support to encourage Dave to let us have a special GARDEN ANGEL FUND FORUM where these kind of offers would be posted.

If my arthrosis gives me a brake and allows me to make my field-trips (incuding the Andes Mountains) to collect seeds next year, I would announce in time when I dispatch the seeds to Dave (they took 2 or more weeks to get there via airmail!) so everybody interested keeps an eye on the GAF forum.

In the meantime I wish you a HAPPY SPRING and remember that you can contribute to the GAF anytime you have a few extra dollars. Just mail them to Dave, indicating they are a donation to the GAF.

Ursula, I have a photo that I will send later of a plant from seeds you sent to me last fall.

Linda

Eyes - There will be lots of us with seeds from these in the next couple of years. I'll be saving mine and you can get some from me.

I did a google search on Santiago, and found a weather map. I typed in exactly 6 months ago (Sept 27, 2003) and found their weather exactly like mine. I am wondering what zone Ursula would be in, compared to U.S. hardiness zones.

Dave did u get my check ?