found this page and thought you might like to read the reviews of books on AVS and Gessies...i remember some of the authoris well from the 60's
http://groups.msn.com/TheVioletVoice/avbookarticlereview.msnw
found this site by mistake...the Violet Place...
also found that a lady there with name of ladybuglissa is putting together an episcia identification site...she has the episcia beginnnings on her photo page..along with avs and personal pics...but it is worthwhile going to this site to see the episicias..
Episcias A-L
62 pics - Pictures and descriptions of Episcias.
Episcias M-Z
44 pics - Episca hybrids names M-Z
http://www.picturetrail.com/ladybugslissa
Bob Wonderful ! Links are in our Sticky .. Also a new one with the Streptocarpus and then they added the Epsica one. I donated some money to their treasure chest when I gave Laurie the links and I know it cost a lot to run and their two wonderful sights.
You all need to check each and every bit of our aweseom Stickys Laurie made for us !
Thanks Bob
Here's the links from Sticky they did the Epsica one over in order to write more info..
http://www.streptocarpus-info.com/Episcia/index.html
Streptocarpus sight
http://www.streptocarpus-info.com/index.html
They are all together now///
I am so gratful for these sights !
Thanks Ali, I try to update at least once a week, but it often is more. I have added some new links to vendors that I found via the AVS site.
I'll try and post em up a bit later.
yea, bob that episcia site is great! I've really enjoyed it. Do any of you know about this vendor? http://www.victoria-dove.com/
email bounces back from her site. So I am wondering if it is still active. She has a few pink episcias I want. I'm hooked!
Oh Bob I do't know if I said it right but the Picturetrail was converted over to this other sight as it gives them more room for information and so on...
Please everyone use ou wonderful Sticky..make appoinmtent to check something new out each day ! They are wonderful !
No I don't know her though I have seen her web sight.
I know Violet Barns has them, And Kurtz (SP) does ,
along with other people don't know off the top of my head. I am waiting on to see how Lorry's come before I order more.
Well, I have them listed in the sticky, the growers who have episcia, but not many have the pink like Unpredictable Valley. BIG drool over that kind.
http://www.bugira.ru/reports/exhibitions/personal_Milekhin2004/47.jpg
Can you see why. OH MY GOODNESS - I ALMOST CANT TAKE IT!
Oh yes I love them !
Violet Barn does have about 9 variegated ones. Their nice I have bought them from there before !
http://www.robsviolet.com/variegated_episcias.htm
Some on Ebay are going way too high. We can each buy one and share ! I think last time I bought his three variegated special. Like last year. But people come and fall in love with them. My Hospice Vol. that comes and does my hair loved the pick one went home with her and so on :))
thanks so much...i should have checked the sticky....it is a wonderful source of info and thank you laurie so much for all of the work....sometimes i just accidently find these things and get excited...lol...
Is that Unpredictable Valley an espicia? It looks a lot like a begonia to me. It is one of the prettiest plants I have ever seen. Doesn't look real in that picture. Do they touch up plant photos? HA HA. Really, really pretty.
lauris..om gosh..that unpredictable valley is amazing....OMG>.i'm getting sucked in again!!....And allison..they CAN be expensive.......
Yes they sure are expensive Bob .. You know the Epsica web sight she was working on has been switched over to the bester sight. She may still have them on her picture trail but check out the other Strep and Epsica web sight it's way too aweseom. Oh Bob please go crazy and excited over new links and stuff ! If it's not in our stickys we can get Laurie to put them in for us :))
Allison