Recently I've been looking through some old posts and when looking through CactusFanDan's blog he featured a top plants of 2013 post, one of these plants was Avonia quinaria ssp. alstonii, I loved the flowers but his plant had quite a few so I couldn't actually see the plant itself, I looked it up on google images and my immediate thought was 'I have to get one'. They're beautiful plants! Of course, I wrote it down on my ever growing 'wanted' list. I just love the vegetation that it has, the flowers are lovely and the small size is also appealing due to my lack of space. I spent a while looking for any places that stock it, I wasn't looking for anything in particular, like larger flowering size plants (I wouldn't want to end up with a wild collected one) just somewhere that would stock it. Eventually I found Rarecacti.com from the Czech Republic, but obviously the plant was out of stock, this was the only place I found that sold them.
So does anyone know of a place that sells these plants? It's no rush as I need to be saving money at the moment but I would like a couple of options that I could refer back to when I can think about buying one
I would preferably not get seeds as I have no propagator etc. to grow seed in, unless you think it's worth attempting the feat with a ziplock bag and a desk lamp! Whether or not it's flowering size doesn't bother me too much although it would be a nice bonus.I would also like to ask some advice about this Avonia, I've read about it and most websites seems to say it's rather easy to look after, is this true? Also, how fast do they tend to grow? And is there anything I need to consider before trying to buy one?
Thanks,
