Did you lay them down and cover them with the black pastic?

Bill, nice acquisition but I'd suggest that you consider more fuel efficient species in the future!

Allright, fine, what are we going to trade for the Bashania??????

Ron_B, Yes they were laid down and covered with the plastic and a tarp.

hoosier, considering that there was culms coming up 4 feet from where the pot was sitting I might be dividing it this spring. You might call it 'Invasive':-)

Note: Without these pots in the way the person I got them from should be able to get the pot of P. parvifolia out so it can be planted.

So it sounds like this is the 4th person with Parvifolia I've heard of in the US? Me, my source, Ned and now Bastian? I'm sure there are others but I only knew of these 3,4 now...

I bet that the Macon will prove to be your hardiest species, if it is indeed the Macon.

Now Bill, why would you even want to plant something as invasive as you say the Bashania is????

Wouldn't you rather have a Dulcis, Aurea Koi, Dwarf Bissetii, Rubro, Atrovaginata, Sasa Palmata, Sasa Tsuboiana, and a Nigra Hale - all 8 - instead?????? Hmmm....???

It wasn't from Bastian's it was from the another collector whose collection has grown beyond his ability to keep up with it. A lot of his plants came from the PNW custody greenhouse but have only been identified as NOT being what they thought they were importing. He also has imported a number of Chusqueas from Chile.

His notes say the Parvifolia came from Don Emenhiser in 2000.

The Macon came from Adam Turtle so I am sure it is correct.

I am sure we can work out something for a division of the Bashania.

Nice plants Bill..Obviously some rarer ones. I can tell only by the drool coming from Hoosier's mouth....lol. Good luck with them. I must check the site for their characteristics....

Kurt

Here is another photo of the rhizomes coming out of the Bashinia pot.
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Does that remind anyone of Day of the Triffids :-)
It will be planted in its winter home today.

Bill

Bill, does this person have any other rare species that HAVE been ID'd, that may be available? Or heck, even the still to be ID'd may be of interest to me?

hoosier, He does have Ph. kwangsiensis, Ph. incarnata, Ph. lithophila, and Ph. tianmuensis.
They are in 10gal to 24" containers and he only has one pot of most varieties but wants to get room to plant some of them.

Bill

Some people have all the luck!! ;-) Nice score I must say. I'm always keeping an eye open here in town for boo too...nothing to write home about yet. Here is my favorite so far...
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