Already ordering too many seeds for next year ...

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  1. Kristen

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    I'm getting carried away already :(

    I wonder if I can generate a meaningful topic on "what seeds are we buying" but a) my list is already embarrassing! and b) its all a bit personally subjective, isn't it?

    I am SURE that there are more seed companies on the internet than last year ...
    ... either that or I have discovered a terrifying new technique :( it goes like this:

    You find something you like, which is unusual. So you stick that in Google to see what the germinating/growing requirements are, and if anyone sells it cheaper ... and then you find 10 new seed companies which also see it, but they also sell a bunch of other interesting & unusual things, so you browse their sites and add them to your list of "preferred suppliers" and "must have varieties"

    Rinse and Repeat!!

    Children: DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME !!

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      Yep me too list as long as my arm already.
      It's partly your fault too Kristen by keep posting these pictures of your exotics planting schemes ;)
       
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        Google has a way of spending our money for us and then just as we think that's it, no more, the plant/seed catalogues start dropping through the letter box. A no win situation I think! :)
         
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          Well I have set my heart on growing some dahlias next year, I have already picked out the varieties which I fancy and am quite disappointed that I can't buy them NOW!!!! :biggrin:

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            You are definitely not alone Kristen - I have had my first delivery through already, and will no doubt accrue plenty more as the winter goes on, and that is in addition to the seeds sent from Jenny and Loli too :)

            At least there is one upside to our addiction - it might be expensive, but it gets us out of the house, gives us fresh tasty produce for at least half the year, and it is legal :)
             
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              I *think* its a good price?? anyways, worth looking for Dahlias on:
              http://www.national-dahlia-collection.co.uk/en/
              they start from about £2 each (rooted cuttings, delivered next spring)

              So: did I need to buy 40 packets of seed from Australia? I persuaded myself that the fact that they were selling packets of 20 seeds of Clitoria ternatea
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              for £1.77, rather than 10 seeds from Jungle for £2.87 ... regardless of the fact that it probably took me an hour's web browsing to discover that ...

              .. and how did I then persuade myself that I should start a collection of Arisaema
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              ... and buy every variety that is known to man in Australasia? :heehee:

              I'm busy trawling Plant World Seeds site. My short list is so far 70 packets :(

              I'm amazed that I only have one Bomarea (I seem to have picked B. salsilla and I'm not even sure its the prettiest ...)
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              and I have every other variety of Arisaema that isn't available in the Southern Hemisphere ... just in case I find I like one more than another I suppose ...

              Luckily I was persuaded that Trillium needed really fresh seed, so I've removed nearly 10 varieties of them from the basket

              There then is Nicotiana sylvestris and N. langsdorfii - surely I can save my own seed, successfully and without cross hybridisation, of those? I do love them though, and would be heartbroken if my seed failed
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              Nicotiana sylvestris

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              Nicotiana langsdorfii

              I suppose I could buy a packet, but sow mine and keep the bought seed for another year.

              And then there is eCrater's site. Loads of lovely varieties of Salvia. This one is West Texas:
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              and Fuchsia cinerea
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              and Iochroma grandiflora
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              isn't that gorgeous?

              or might Iochroma cyaneum 'Royal Blue' be better?
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              solution = buy both and decide when they are both in flower :heehee:

              www.secretseeds.com domain name has expired :hate-shocked:Anyone know their whereabouts? Dave's Garden is asking for anyone who knows, and their Facebook page has not been updated since January :( Tragic :(


              and I haven't even started to look on
              www.nickys-nursery.co.uk
              www.seedaholic.com
              www.plant-world-seeds.com
              SmartSeeds on eBay

              the list goes on ... hope is fading ....
               
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                Secret Seeds site seems to be running on

                http://secretseeds.oxatis.com/

                I was able to login using my email address .... no idea if it is actively trading though.
                 
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                  Awwwww @Kristen - you just had to go and post that link to the National Dahila Collection! I am going to be forced to buy something from them now :heehee::coffee:
                   
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                    They have your best interests at heart!


                    Ditto"


                    Yes, but therein lies the fun - my interest may be different to yours on the whole but at some point they cross and a new plant is on our radar. All we have to do then is get it!!!


                    I'm being sensible and concentrating on Southern hemisphere winter growers at the moment such as Lachenalia and Ferraria. Here's my latest purchase - Ferraria foliosa seed from SA................
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                    This image was linked from this set of photos which demonstrates what a variable species it is. Any of them is fine by me as it is particularly a floriforous species.
                     
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                      No! No!! NO!!!!! :nonofinger:

                      A link is not an enforcement officer ... it does not "force" you to do anything!:doh:

                      (Have you considered Kristen may be a super sleuth Marketer, planting subliminal messages, for others to feel induced to purchasing stuff they *think* they cannot live without? Watch him ;) - Disclaimer: other, seemingly, super sleuth Marketer's are available :whistle: )


                      :heehee:

                      FC, you are a Scot ... be canny ;)

                      Of course Kristen may also be a rather decent bloke: only you can decide the level of persuasion and duress the post put you under :heehee:
                       
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                        OK, well here's my "so far" list then:

                        Kenni Koala seeds, Australia

                        Arisaema concinnum
                        Arisaema intermedium
                        Arisaema tortuosum
                        Billardiera longiflora
                        Brunonia australis
                        Clitoria ternatea
                        Dianella congesta
                        Dianella longifolia
                        Kennedia nigricans
                        Kennedia prostrata
                        Kennedia rubicunda
                        Pandorea pandorana
                        Swainsona formosa
                        Tacca chantrieri
                        Tacca integrifolia
                        Yucca filamentosa
                        Yucca flaccida
                        Yucca torreyi

                        eBay Autstralia - muzzadb

                        Item # Item Title Quantity Price Amount
                        Allium Carinatum Var Pulchellum
                        Allium Macranthum
                        Allium Sikkimense
                        Arisaema Seed Collection:
                        Arisaema Ciliatum
                        Arisaema Consanguineum
                        Arisaema Costatum
                        Arisaema Flavum
                        Arisaema Nepenthiodes
                        Arisaema Speciosum
                        Arisaema Triphyllum​
                        Aquilegia Yabeana
                        Camassia Cusickii
                        Camassia Leichtlinii
                        Cypella Coelestis " Blue Tigridia"
                        Iris Chrysographs "Black Gold"
                        Iris Graeberiana " Rare Juno Iris"
                        Iris Lactea
                        Iris Missouriensis "Rocky Mountain Iris"
                        Iris Sanguinea "Blood Iris"
                        Lilium Formosanum

                        plant-world-seeds.com basket (so far!):

                        Basically anything Red which might work in my "Hot" border ... well ... plus anything that looked interesting! but there's lots of Red in the list.

                        Actaea alba
                        Actaea elata
                        Actaea rubra
                        Actaea spicata berry
                        Adenophora bulleyana
                        Adenophora potaninii
                        Adenophora triphylla
                        Allium beesianum
                        Allium caeruleum
                        Allium karataviense
                        Allium neapolitanum
                        Alstroemeria huemulina
                        Aquilegia kuhistanica
                        Aquilegia 'double rubies'
                        Aquilegia 'firewheel'
                        Aquilegia alpina
                        Aquilegiaclematiflorablue
                        Arisaema amurense
                        Arisaema griffithii
                        Arisamea jacquemontii
                        Arum italicum pictum
                        Baptisia australis
                        Bomarea hirtella
                        Bomarea salsilla
                        Campanula lactiflora white
                        Campanula latifolia 'brantwood'
                        Campanula punctata 'beetroot'
                        Campanula pyramidalis
                        Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense
                        Clematis diversifolia hendersonii
                        Clematisintegrifolia
                        Cornus suecica
                        Dierama 'blackbird'
                        Dierama cosmos
                        Echiumgentianoides
                        Euphorbia characias wulfenii
                        Fritillaria persica
                        Geum mrs bradshaw
                        Gladflanaganiii
                        Gladiolus_cunonius
                        Hollyhock 'black beauty'
                        Lobelia speciosa ruby
                        Lysimachia lady jane
                        Maurandya 'magic dragon'
                        Nicotiana langsdorfii
                        Nicotiana sylvestris
                        Omphalodes cappadocica
                        Papaver ladybird
                        Papaver somniferum 'black beauty'
                        Papaver somniferum 'ladybird'
                        Papaver somniferum 'red carnation'
                        Papaver somniferum laciniatum
                        Papaver_glaucum
                        Paradisea lusitanica
                        Penstemon king george
                        Penstemon whippleanus
                        Penstemon-serrulatus
                        Penstemon-spectabilis
                        Persicaria virginia painters palette
                        Phyteuma_orbiculare
                        Phytolacca silberstein
                        Pollia japonica berries
                        Rheum palmatum tanguticum
                        Scabiosa rumellica
                        Solanum quitoense
                         
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                        Go for it Kristen.....you only live once! :snork: :dbgrtmb:
                         
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                          @Kristen

                          I've got 3 Yucca "something" which I was given (dead looking!) earlier this year. They seem to have thrived, despite any neglect from me :heehee: I'll take a pic tomorrow: have no idea which type they are, but, if they are on your wish list (and survive my winter ignorance) there will be one with your name on it at Shineyland next May, if you want it?
                           
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                          Thanks M, that's very kind. Can't believe we don't have any Yucca's in the garden as yet ...
                           
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