Thanks all for your posts. I have gone the USDA route and submitted an application for import permit. I also will ask Koehres for a phyto certificate. It probably is a good idea to keep overseas orders small in case your shipment is confiscated by US Customs. Good to hear! I'm sure all will be fine...

The easiest/best way to ensure your seeds from overseas arrive safely and securely is to simply do it legally. Just get a USDA import permit; for seeds only, you can apply for a SLOS (Small Lots of Seeds) permit. A SLOS permit does NOT require you to have a phytosanitary permit or a CITES permit! (u...

Last plant is Pilosocereus gounellei

Hi all! For a while, there has been mention of a red-flowered version of Cleistocactus ritteri (which is typically yellow-flowered) floating around in cultivation in European collections. It is usually thought to be a hybrid of some unknown parentage. Koehres has seed of it (under " Cephaloclei...

Download wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:49 am This Cleisto was blooming earlier in the year. It only had two flowers on it but it did bloom.

Would you be able to post a photo of the flower? At least here in the US, that species is virtually unknown.

Fantastic new nursery in AZ focused on conservation and propagation of rare taxa.
www.pricklyprospects.com

Pedro has updated his seed list (v.35):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsuv_i ... jdglxWoJPE

Definitely improved! Plus, it seems clear to me that people are *being educated* on their own AND by others thanks to the new rules. Win - Win.
Thanks, Aiko for a very difficult job well done!

#1 is Pilosocereus gounellei (=Xiquexique gounellei)

Cleistocactus samaipatanus

Succulenta has finally published their new seed list.

https://succulenta.nl/zaadlijst-2020-20 ... schikbaar/

I think he has been very naughty. I don't see anything of these on the Succulenta and Mesa Garden seed list...! (Well, Succulenta has the Lobivia pentlandii (I can already reveal even though it is not published yet) but not the var. varians unfortunately. It is also on my wish list.) Most of these ...

DaveW wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:41 pm You stand more chance of finding some of those as seed from some of the Continental or E. European seedsmen than as ready made plants. Otherwise you often need to know somebody who is collecting in their habitats.

Oh yes...I'm after seeds and/or plants. I'm not picky.

An absolutely beautiful area - though I sincerely wish it was easier to get permission to visit most of the areas.

Cactipack wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:19 pm On an unrelated note, the seeds you sent me are doing excellent they'll be out of their baggies in about a month.

Great to hear!
The seeds you sent me are likewise doing well!