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| Hello all, check out my seedling of Browneopsis ucayalina. Is anyone else growing this? The specimen is related to Brownea, although in this case, the main attraction is the newly emergent foliage rather than the blooms. The young pinnate leaves are a deep magenta with lime green blotches, and they droop like hankerchiefs. Eventually, the mature leaf turns a solid deep green. The plant is native to rainforest areas of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru:
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- Posted by fouquieria (My Page) on Sun, May 14, 06 at 21:41
| Congratulations Marcelo! That's quite an achievement. Peter sent me a pic in e-mail. Is this the only species in the genus? I'm impressed. -Ron- |
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| Oh MAN! Where'd ya get it? That's so cool! I want one! Sigh.... this forum gives me the "want's some" so much! |
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- Posted by jerryattreezoo Z10 So Fla (My Page) on Mon, May 15, 06 at 15:30
| I saw one at the Tropical Flowering Tree Society's Mother's Day Sale at Fairchild's over the weekend. It was about 14"-16" tall and they only wanted $300 for it. Gulp! Marcello, where did you get yours? I understand that the seller won't disclose his seed source. Jerry |
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- Posted by maspirasjr zone 10a (My Page) on Mon, May 15, 06 at 19:37
| Thanks, Ron. I believe it is a monogeneric plant. Heathen and Jerry, here's the site where I got my seeds from. Feel free to contact Jim West for seeds-he's great to deal with: http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/guaycuyacu/fruits_1.html IMHO, $300.00 for this plant is utterly ridiculous, but I'm not sure if charging an inflated price is any worse than not willing to disclose a seed source. I have no qualms about sharing seed sources (and I can bet Jim West was also the seed source for this fellow). My philosophy is that if more people can avail of the rarer species, so much the better. Growing botanical rarities should be a truly democratic exercise, not the prerogative of a select few :-) ! Marcelo |
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- Posted by joel_morningstar 10 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 6, 06 at 16:55
| Hey guys, if you haven't run out to dish out the $300 yet...try Pacific Tropical Gardens www.PcTGrardens.com Browneopsis ucayalina in a 10"pot is only $45 plus freight (from Hawaii). Thought you might be interested... Joel |
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- Posted by macawbirdbreeder 9 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 13, 07 at 22:39
| ok guys this just went to the top of my must have plants. I have a spot on the shelf between my maniltoa and amherstia just for this plant. Now how do I get one ? thanks in advance phil hamilton texas |
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- Posted by sultry_jasmine_night z10 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 17, 07 at 17:21
| That is really freaky. Love that coloring. |
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| I have several (actually, more then several) of these trees. They are amazing. |
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- Posted by macawbirdbreeder 9 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 22, 07 at 23:00
| WOULD YOU CONSIDER SELLING ME ONE OF YOUR PRIZED POSESSIONS ? OR AT LEAST SEND ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME HOW I COULD OWN ONE OF THESE. |
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- Posted by larry_s_fla (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 07 at 22:19
| Scott Cohen is selling 6 inchers for $100 each at the Fairchild Ramble this weekend. He's got 3 or 4 left. |
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| try to grow it from seed. the prices you see at fairchild are extremely inflated. whats a shame is that a huge percentage of people selling rare plants there won't keep them alive. i walked out of there with a airlayered hak ip lychee. |
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