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Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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Posted by northbeach 6 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 29, 09 at 9:34
Hi
Does anyone know of a source for Portulaca "Toucan Hot Mix" seed? I've tried the usual seed sites to no avail. Thanks |
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RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| link below.. nice puzzle trying to find it ... never heard of this seller ... if wholesale .... call them and ask for retailer ... had better luck under purslane.. rather than portulaca ... google purslane 'Toucan Hot Mix' rather than the portulace prefix ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| This series is bred by Pan American Seed (as ken's link indicates). Pan American is a BREEDER that sells wholesale to seed distributors (like Park, Burpee, etc.) I can tell you that you WON'T find any Toucan seed as Pan American has pulled it from the market intime Spring of 2010. They are unable to produce seed at this time. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| NorthBeach, Hazard's has Portulaca Toucan Fuchsia 100 seeds for $13.15 (ouch!). Portulaca oleracea is a noxious weed. Although it is sometimes sold as a vegetable, some people advise that it should be avoided as potentially invasive. Considering how expensive the Toucan seed is, that probably doesn't apply to it. The ornamental Toucan Purslane are apparently being marketed only to commercial growers of plants for resale. ZM |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| at the previous link ... there is a drop down for product availability ... and then dropped varieties .... i dont see purslane listed.. but i am sure goblugal is right ... [whats the deal with MI hockey this season???] regardless.. further on the same drop down is seed and plug distributors ... i will leave it to you to search those listed ... link below ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Technically, the purslanes grown for flowers are supposed to be a different species--Portulaca umbraticola. A nurseryman friend of mine complained last year that the Ag Dept. here came in and confiscated his whole stock of Wildfire purlanes, just because the tags said "Purslane"! I occasionally get volunteers, but they have never been very invasive for me. What gives?! Kevin : / |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| I have Toucan purslane in my commercial catalogues, but that doesn't mean it will necessarily be available. I've had that catalogue since last July and things like crop failures happen. My sourcing says it's the first oleracea available by seed, but I know I grew some from another vendor and seed source about five years ago. And I was very disappointed with it compared to the cutting-grown varieties. So, I'm assuming Toucan is going to be comparable to the cutting-grown. My broker didn't even have a picture in their catalogue. I suspect goblugal is right about it. I always go with the Yubi line and didn't even consider ordering a seed grown this year. So, I didn't enquire, nor, did my broker recommend it, and they usually do when they suspect something new is going to be a hot seller. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Trust me, I'm right on this one. As a commercial plug producer that works closely with breeders and distributors, I know what's going on with this crop. It's too bad - it is VERY comparable to vegetatively produced varieties, I have seen it in trials in CA, MI and PA, and it is outstanding....but Pan Am is struggling with the seed production. They produced small amounts last season, SOME of which may still be available through retail sources, but new crop is a bust. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| well with that CV.. who doesnt believe you ... lol ken |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Thank you all for your responses. I guess I'll have to watch the local nurseries for plants. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| If we can't get seed from commercial sources, then you won't find them in the nurseries, either. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Talked to a rep from PanAm at MANTS last week - they actually have TONS of seed....but it is dormant and they can't get it to break! They can't sell it to distributors until then, so right now it's a waiting game. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Have they tried gibberellic acid (GA3) to break the dormancy, or have they said what they have tried? |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Considering the purported origin of the parent species, maybe it needs a hot, dry environment before moistening it, and/or large volumes of water in the first wetting. That would imitate the conditions of early summer in parts of India, followed by the monsoon rains. Kevin : ) |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| Uh...I'm sure PanAm knows what they are doing Zenman. They are highly motivated to get this seed available to sell. Dormancy in all portulaca seed is pretty common. Usually it breaks on it's own. |
RE: Purslane Potulaca 'Toucan Hot Mix' Need Seed
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| I can't help you with finding seeds, but it was available last season through Jung and HP. I grew it last year and was disappointed that I couldn't find it again. I agree that it was very comparable to cutting grown portulaca. It germinated well for me and each pellet produced several plants. I hope to grow it again when seeds are available. |
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