Subject: Re: Bird of Paradise - advice needed

From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 05:06:57 GMT

On Sat, 18 Mar 1995 22:41:39 +0000, 
Reginald Jack Osborne  <[email-masked]> wrote:

>Early this year my wife and I took a short break in the island of Madeira - for 
>plant lovers - a G G G R E A T place!
>
>A plant that particularly caught our attention which we believe is the national 
>emblem is the STRELIZIA or Bird of Paradise.  We brought back some seeds.  
>However these were without any instructions.  Here are my questions:
>
>1.      Has anyone grown this plant successfully in the UK?
>2.      Is it worth growing from seed - or is this a long and tedious process. 
>If so, what are the conditions required for germination?
>3.      If there is an huge interval (years) between sowing and seeing a flower 
>are there plants available at or near the flowing stage - and does anyone know 
>of a supplier in UK?
>
>Any info would be much appreciated.
>
>Reg
>-- 
>R J Osborne
>
Plants are available from:  The Plumeria People, 910 Leander Drive, 
Leander, TX  78641.  They ship in U.S.A. and abroad.

lah
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