Marilyn, we cross posted.

CDsSister said:May have to make a trip to Denver Botanic when the weather clears a little to see if I can find this exotic plant Bukiniczia cabulica,
sounds like a rare find. Will keep my hands behind my back of course.

No picking of the plants.
But maybe you could make an inquiry into seeing if they will have it available at the next plant sale? Or if Timberline will be carrying it?
Boy would I love to have that plant.

I may be going out to see about the foam boxes at Tabby's later this week, so may stop at Timberline just to inquire

If I find it I will buy one for you and one for me or two ......

M

Uh oh, my heart is starting to speed up and the thought of a Bukiniczia cabulica living at my house.
I would forever be in your debt.

Wonder what I should ask for payback, you have already been more than generous
and you started this obsession of mine.

CDsSister said: Wonder what I should ask for payback, you have already been more than generous
and you started this obsession of mine.

Marilyn, plants in general or semps and alpines?? It so cracks me up that I thought I was just coming on here to get quick info on how best to care for my semp beds, and maybe a (one! "A") nursery recommendation, and 3 months later I'm a semp addict!

Lynn, Maybe Calin can send seeds when his plants (I think he said he has 2) flowers...dont know what the rules are about seeds from Romania? I think its a better plan than Marilyn ending up in jail for trying to get some plants from the Denver botanical!!

didn't even take three months for me and I'm hooked! You guys are addictive! oh- and the plants, too...

I'm too old to go to jail. I will be good if I find it in a site that is not selling or giving it away.

Addicts love the company of addicts..

Lynn the area is open from April 15 to August 15. Rest are storms, blizzards, rain, sleet, snow and only people used to it can survive. Just imagine having a bath from April 15 to Aug 15 because you need fuel to melt the ice. The favorite perfume there is Eau de Smoke from the wood being burnt. You are on what is commonly called the roof of the world. Pamirs.
Regards,
Arif.

It is a very beautiful roof Arif.

I've sent and received seeds to/from Romania. Plants are another story. Greg are you in contact with Calin?

Be good Marilyn, I don't want to have to come visit you in jail. We are both to old for that.

Lynn Calin has a thread where he posted the photo The thread "Looking for the green color" in All Things Gardening forum
Yes Marilyn be thou not tempted!

Lynn could you answer a few questions that have been nagging me. This mountain is known as the killer mountain, a challenge for mountain climbers and claims a dozen at least every year.
The question is, if this area is open from April to August and for eight months extreme weather. Way down in the negative Centigrade, gales, blizzards, snow blasting(sand blasting). What on earth do these plants do during that period? Seeds lying dormant I a can understand but what are these doing to survive?
Regards,
Arif.

Arif, I'm not Lynn but I'm going to jump in here...just my thoughts, no science -
First off most of these guys don't survive, they send out all these babies in hopes that one or 2 will make it and since they're still around some few have.
Second they close up - its very fun to see how closed up and small they get in the cold weather! I have a feeling that many of the species varieties are the kind that close all the way up into little balls (like the J. "rollers") in this way, they are less vulnerable to the elements! Tough little, many offspring buggers huh! Gotta love em, reminds me of Italians! (I'm speaking of myself here!! And joking :whistling:)

Tough yes I agree but how do they save the fluid in them from freezing, have you tasted them and are they saline?
Lynn short, missing, distracted whats up, are you having rains and chilly weather?
Regards,
Arif.

I was at work today, I work every Thurs. Sorry for being aol.

Greg is correct. Depending on the location and weather they can close up into tight balls, preserving the inner leaves until better weather arrives. Often the outer leaves die. In some areas you will find the arachnoideum type semps. the webbing and heavy cilia protect them from drying winds.

I love when intuition "rules"!! (I'm kidding, its only because I saw how small some of mine got in the cold weather, at first I didn't know what was happening, I thought that I was loosing them because they were shrinking, but they looked healthy, just tight and smaller)

That's it.

Greg for you .
http://www.google.co.uk/search...
http://www.killi.co.uk/African...
Not just plants. Hope you get a collection of these.
Regards,
Arif.