Sue, you deserve an award for getting that far! The BICON system is an absolute ******* mess. I find it impossible to use. It makes our old ICON system look good! The cynic in me can't help but think it is a deliberate measure to stymie gardener's attempting to import. Only big commercial importers would bother to work their way through that tangle.
I started a thread a couple of years ago about importing seed into Australia... when I discovered the daylily auction
JWWC helped decipher the import requirements then, but I never realised the seeds needed to be treated - I came to the conclusion they were simply permitted if labelled correctly. I had a happy happy summer on the auction and received many lovely seeds, including from Cindy
, before a packet was finally stopped and I received a nasty letter. I think the seed dipping was such an expensive option I couldn't afford it, so a lovely bunch was destroyed and I haven't tried since. I'm thankful for the beautiful plants I now have blooming.
But I admit I don't understand the requirement for treating the seeds. How is "daylily rust" any different from the rust we already get on daylilies in Australia? Isn't it already present? Does anyone know the fungal species involved and if they are a something not already present in Australia?
