On 28/2/08 21:03, in article ,
"Chris Hogg" wrote:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:37:40 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Does anyone happen to know where I can get one of these?


According to Jennifer Trehane in her book on camellias, there are two
forms, one of which is commonly known as C. chrysantha, with lovely
golden-yellow flowers as you'd expect from that name. Sub-tropical,
but apparently doesn't flower freely under glass in the UK. It's being
extensively used by hybridisers in an effort to introduce the colour
into a hardier hybrid, but no success so far, she says. Not sure if
that helps in finding a supplier though. Burncoose don't do it under
either name, and I don't think Trehane's list it either, although you
could ask them: http://www.trehanenursery.co.uk/

I will. Thanks to you and to Stewart for very comprehensive replies. A
year or two ago I contacted Anne Berry about this and she put me in touch
with a friend she described as a 'magnolia nut' but I got no joy there.
Perhaps I'll try him again, too.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'