Re: Source for Nivenias?

As far as I know, Martin Grantham, who was the grower of the Nivenias exhibited, is probably the best and only source for the majority of the species shown, they aren't in the trade yet, except for Nivenia corymbosa, which is listed in San Marcos Growers current catalog.  Martin lives here in nearby Emeryville, and currently works at San Francisco City College.  He has been searching out and growing various rarer South African plants, including Nivenia species and Restios, amongst others, and also has/had quite a collection of Magnolia species and their vining relatives as well as various rarer tree ferns.  I'd suggest you contact him if you just have to have some.

It might be worth mentioning that southern California poor water quality may be a major issue in getting them to grow for you, and they are mostly very slow growing and perhaps a bit gawky looking when not blooming.

--- On Thu, 4/8/10, Nan Sterman <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com> wrote:

From: Nan Sterman <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com>
Subject: Source for Nivenias?
To: "medit plants forum" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 9:21 PM

At the San Francisco Flower Show last month, I was totally captivated by the Nivenias.  These are blue-flowering iris relatives that are out of this world!  I'm wondering if anyone knows of a wholesale source for them (or retail for that matter) in California.

Hope you can help!

Nan


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