Re: Allen Lowrie's Seeds

Michael Hasemann (jmh@tko.vtt.fi)
Wed, 29 Sep 1993 09:01:55 +0200

On Tue, 28 Sep 1993, Robert Allen wrote:

>
> >> Hi y'all. While we're on the subject of mail order.
> What has the experience been with seeds from Allen Lowrie.
> His catalog is impressive.
>
> Lowrie charges a lot of money and doesn't give
> you much seed. If the CPN seed bank starts
> shaping up as I expect, it will be the better
> deal. I didn't have much germination success
> with Lowrie seeds either, but that could have
> been my fault.
I made similar experiences. He is rather expensive and I have not had
success even with B. liniflora which usually germinates *very* easily.

However, I had success with his B.gigantea seeds, but no success with
Utricularia seeds. Again this could have been my fault, too.

--Michael