Re: scaevola (fwd)

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• Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 08:28:22 -0700
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Forwarded message by Duncan McAlpine:
> > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 06:09:44 -0800
> > From: Charlie Murphy <cmurphy@ggpl.arsusda.gov>
> > Subject: scaevola
> > 
> > Hi all: I was wondering if anyone has a seed source for Scaevola aemula,
> > blue fan flower from Australia.  Many catalogs sell plants but not
> > seeds. Does this plant set seeds in zone 7? Any help would be
> > appreciated.  Thanks  Charlie
> 

Response from Alison Brooks:
> I've also failed to find the seeds in a (admittedly not exhaustive)
> search of UK suppliers. Chilterns lists a relative that sounds similar.
> 
> Perhaps the seeds don't retain viability for long?

J.L. Hudson offered Scaevola calendulacea seeds in their 1996 catalog
(it's not in the 1998 catalog).  I don't know about viability, but
the germination time is listed as 50-165 days.  If aemula takes the 
same amount of time, vegetative propagation may be faster and easier.

Marianne

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