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Nov 9, 2015 9:29 PM CST
Name: ursula
Chile (Zone 9b)
I know the site, Jean. It belongs to a Russian guy that depredates our flora. Despite owing land enough in southern Chile, he does not grow any of the plants of the seeds he sells. He even sells seeds of endangered species (prohibited to collect seeds in the wild), such as Leontochir ovallei, syn. Bomarea ovalliei, which would not grow in his climate anyway. It seems he has 'teams' of poor people collecting seeds for him all along Chile.

I met the guy (must have been 2009) on a Chilean Native Flora congress at the Universidad de Chile. As soon as he opened his mouth, everybody knew who he was - some reacted quite agressively towards him and he left the premises that day.

Persona non grata!

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