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Brownea seeds

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I have wanted to try Browneas and there none available here.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

Both B. grandiceps and B. macrophylla are currently available on eBay from a vendor in Thailand. If it's the same vendor I've purchased from some time back, they are honest, reputable and pretty quick, with good plant material. They are a highly rated seller. The only thing is you will have to figure about phyto certificates and what Guatemala requires. I'm sure you could call your ag agency and then send a message to the Thai vendor and work it out.

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Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

Sherry Ballester of www.viveroanones.com grows some and you may have even gotten heliconia seeds from her? I don't know if she collects seeds of her Brownea trees and so far I haven't been there at the right time to collect on our farm.

Since I received permission from her to post her name, for those of you who don't already know, she's the former owner of our farm in Puerto Rico and responsible for creating our dream come true!

Cindy Adair
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Thanks, Cindy. Most of my heliconias came from Vivero Anones. I do check her seed list and have not seen any Brownea seeds yet.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

Interesting looking plant, do they grow in the subtropics? There are some available here in Darwin (Australia)...

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now...

~ Chinese Proverb

 

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Thanks, Cindy. Most of my heliconias came from Vivero Anones. I do check her seed list and have not seen any Brownea seeds yet.

I would recommend contacting her even if Brownea seeds never make her list. That way if she saw a few ripe seeds she could could keep you in mind. I'll certainly let you know if I see any on my farm.

Cindy Adair
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Thank you Cindy,

I will try contacting her.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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