LARDIZABALA BITERNATA

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steveit

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LARDIZABALA BITERNATA
« on: December 12, 2014, 09:11:40 AM »
I'm looking for 2 plants of lardizabala biternata (zabala fruit) chilean climber, anyone can help me?
I know that the lardizabala is not dioecious, but to fruit needs cross-pollination! :(
My garden is in Italy, near Rimini (zone 8a) on the adriatic coast, 100 km south of  Bologna. It is on the hill (200 m. asl) 5000 m2 and I grow many mediterranan plants from the world, but also I try to acclimate plants of subtropical areas and cacti,succulent...

Daisy

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Re: LARDIZABALA BITERNATA
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2014, 07:41:18 AM »
I would have expected La Casino de Lorenzo  http://www.lacasinadilorenzo.com/ to have it Steve. You could ask them. However, when I was trying to place an order with them by e-mail, I did not have a reply. You might do better to phone them.
If not, then Roseland house in Cornwall list it. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk/index.htm Try there.
Daisy :)

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JTh

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Re: LARDIZABALA BITERNATA
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2014, 06:35:00 PM »
You could also try to grow them from seeds, Chiltern seeds sells them (http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_762p_lardizabala_biternata_seeds).
Retired veterinary surgeon by training with a PhD in parasitology,  but worked as a virologist since 1992.
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steveit

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Re: LARDIZABALA BITERNATA
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2014, 05:07:12 PM »
Thank you for informations, I hope that the Roselanhouse nursery has yet lardizabala plants because it is rather difficult to germinate the seed! :(
My garden is in Italy, near Rimini (zone 8a) on the adriatic coast, 100 km south of  Bologna. It is on the hill (200 m. asl) 5000 m2 and I grow many mediterranan plants from the world, but also I try to acclimate plants of subtropical areas and cacti,succulent...