I mentioned in the thread on Lecanopteris sinuosa that I've had great (preliminary) success with spores from the American Fern Society (AFS) spore exchange. The AFS is cheap to join ($15) and spores packets are nominal (50 cents). Moreover, the available species can be viewed by all. Additionally, the person (Brian Aikins) who runs the spore exchange, is incredibly generous with advice. All in all, the way a spore (or seed) exchange should be run.
Here's a link to the AFS spore exchange:
http://amerfernsoc.org/sporexyy.html
And the actual list of available spores:
http://amerfernsoc.org/sporelist.html
I asked Brian, the director of the spore exchange, if they ever offered Lecanopteris species besides Lecanopteris sinuosa. He told me that growers of "rare" plants are often reluctant to share their plants. I find this sad, and hopefully not an attitude shared by most members of this forum.
So I'm encouraging people to donate to the spore exchange--really anything they don't have, but Lecanopteris species specifically. The hopeful effect is that the AFS spore echange will be as much of a resource for Lecanopteris species as it is for Cyatheas (one genus of tree ferns, 23 species listed), or Platyceriums (at leaf 10 species, plus cultivars plus hybrids).
Hopefully people on this forum can help, and get either other spores in exchange, or for nominal amounts.
If anyone wants details of what they might get in exchange, or how much might be required in the way of fronds/spores, please contact me, or better, the AFS spore exchange. Again, interacting with them is easy and painless. Hopefully people can help--and benefit from an increasingly diverse species list!
By the way, I will personally be donating Woodwardia orientalis spores. If anyone has an interest in the species, it also makes tons of bulbils/plantlets. If anyone wants some, please contact me to work something out.
Randy
Here's a link to the AFS spore exchange:
http://amerfernsoc.org/sporexyy.html
And the actual list of available spores:
http://amerfernsoc.org/sporelist.html
I asked Brian, the director of the spore exchange, if they ever offered Lecanopteris species besides Lecanopteris sinuosa. He told me that growers of "rare" plants are often reluctant to share their plants. I find this sad, and hopefully not an attitude shared by most members of this forum.
So I'm encouraging people to donate to the spore exchange--really anything they don't have, but Lecanopteris species specifically. The hopeful effect is that the AFS spore echange will be as much of a resource for Lecanopteris species as it is for Cyatheas (one genus of tree ferns, 23 species listed), or Platyceriums (at leaf 10 species, plus cultivars plus hybrids).
Hopefully people on this forum can help, and get either other spores in exchange, or for nominal amounts.
If anyone wants details of what they might get in exchange, or how much might be required in the way of fronds/spores, please contact me, or better, the AFS spore exchange. Again, interacting with them is easy and painless. Hopefully people can help--and benefit from an increasingly diverse species list!
By the way, I will personally be donating Woodwardia orientalis spores. If anyone has an interest in the species, it also makes tons of bulbils/plantlets. If anyone wants some, please contact me to work something out.
Randy