If you have the space then a selection of sizes works: pups are small and online people will buy a few cheap ones with a bigger order.
Agave pups are quite often and relatively cheaply found on ebay, so larger Agave is an untapped market if delivered. I have seen largish Agave go for very cheap on ebay due to 'local collection only'.
Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
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Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
Thank you very much for those suggestions and feedback. Does anyone have any particular Agave's they would like to see more of on the market or available? Also, what about the parrot tree or Naranjilla? Does that appeal to anyone?
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
An example of the Parrot Plant in Flower and it flowers 12 months of the year if kept happy.
Another example of the Naranjilla - Lost Fruit of the Incas (Solanum quitoense)
Very easy to look after, flowers and fruits at 6 feet tall and the fruit flavour is a combination of lime, rhubarb and pineapple. Likes heat, lots of water and feed but hates frost.
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
If you wanted to go in a different direction its hard to come by hardy aquatic species of utricularia and red forms of aldrovanda. also cephalotus is very easy to propagate but people can charge a hell of a lot for them, i dont really understand that
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
Thanks for the suggestions James, I will probably slightly side track to the aquatic side as well as other categories and these are some interesting varieties. I'm not interested in ripping people off, I'm interested in finding a stable market to please customers.James1991 wrote:If you wanted to go in a different direction its hard to come by hardy aquatic species of utricularia and red forms of aldrovanda. also cephalotus is very easy to propagate but people can charge a hell of a lot for them, i dont really understand that
These suggestions are good, I'm open to receive any other ideas?
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
It would be good for someone to have stock of larger unusual tree ferns and or spore grow some rarities such as C Robusta.
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
Many of the plants already mentioned, also Clerodendron, Justicia, Musa, Strobilanthes. Both Impatiens niamniamensis and Solanum quitoense are already on my list of plants to look out for/grow this year
Generally speaking I would be particularly interested in somewhere supplying plug plants/corms/bulbs etc, that I can receive easily through the post.
Good luck with your venture, keep us updated on developments.
Generally speaking I would be particularly interested in somewhere supplying plug plants/corms/bulbs etc, that I can receive easily through the post.
Good luck with your venture, keep us updated on developments.
Re: Plants That You Would Like To See On The Market:
Okay, these are very useful suggestions, thank you.
I will take them into consideration and keep you all updated on activity. Please keep posting in the meantime for more ideas. It would be much appreciated.
I will take them into consideration and keep you all updated on activity. Please keep posting in the meantime for more ideas. It would be much appreciated.