GIANT LOBELIA LANURIENSIS (VERY RARE UGANDA- LAST ONES 50+ F EN FRANCE

LOBELIA LANURIENSIS Very scarce Giant Lobelia coming from Uganda, Rwenzori Mountains  Limited quantity of seeds Plant endemic to Uganda.  Its habitat is an Afroalpine climate (between 2800 and 3600 meters high). Giant Lobelia or Tree Lobelia. Although coming from the Campanulaceae family which counts around 415 species of Lobelias, only a handful are true marvels and giant,  sometimes looking like trees. The inflorescence can easily reach 2 meterS high (sometimes 3 to 4 meters), extending the total height to several meters. It's lifespan in habitat is well over 50 years, a giant inflorescence can be produced when aged. It grows in moist areas, such as highland lichen and mosses forests, margins of afroalpine forests and moorland, highland marshes,  near bogs, in contrast to Lobelia telekii for instance which grows in a similar, but drier habitat. The bracts (they're specialized leaves) can hold some water that insulate the center of the plant through cold nights. About Lobelia lanuriensis, avoid excessive heat or too dry atmosphere and warm nights, need a bit of cool air... Once established, these giant lobelias are quite low maintenance. Especially adapted to the high levels of UV radiation, humidity, and near daily frost. Very rare offering, so don't miss this opportunity, you could wait years before having your hands again on this species. The offer is for 50+ fresh & viable seeds (+ meaning a few ones more) (harvested first week of november 2017). Since the collection, seeds are kept in the dark, dry box at 8°c, although not recalcitrant seeds, this considerably extend their viability. I prefer my customers have plenty of seeds to experience with, even if it's less lots for sale in total. Expectation of germination for this species is around 30-60% maximum (in nature it's far less). Please note that i can't presume your level of skills about germinating, but with the instructions and the freshness of the  seeds, you're in good hands. Growing giant lobelias from seed is really the best bet, as transplantation of young plants is often disastrous...   Lobelia lanuriensis isn't a very difficult species (both for germinating and care after), although not a plant for beginners. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical climate at high elevations, what we can call an Afro-alpine climate.  Places like New Zealand, Ireland or British Columbia (for instance) will be the best for this species outside. And others locations in a greenhouse. Instructions for sowing will be sent with the seeds,         Lobelia lanuriensis est une espèce de Lobelia géant de la famille des Campanulaceae.  Quoique les espèces de Lobelias sont au nombre de 415, seule une poignée peuvent être considérées comme géantes et formant des 'arbres'. Cette espèce est issue des montagnes orientales africaines. Elle se développe dans des secteurs frais, comme des fonds de vallée ou des landes humides; par contraste Lobelia telekii grandit dans un habitat plus sec.  Si ces conditions deviennent défavorables, la plante est capable de ralentir voire de stopper son développement.  Avec le temps (parfois beaucoup de temps !) une inflorescence se développe ajoutant plusieurs mètres de hauteur à la plante. Culture (comme germination) assez faciles et des instructions pour la germination vous seront adressées avec vos graines. Ces lobelias géants n'aimant pas les chaleurs excessives, surtout couplées avec trop de sécheresse (excepté peut-être Lobelia telekii). Un climat frais et humide avec pas trop de chaleur et surtout beaucoup d'ensoleillement leurs sont préférables, à cultiver dehors en Irlande, dans certains micro-climats de bretagne, en Colombie britannique (nord de l'Oregon aussi par ex.) et Nouvelle Zélande. Ailleurs en serre bien entendu... Pas une plante à recommander aux débutants pour autant, quoique plus facile que l'autre espèce de Lobélie géante que je propos