Sol,
You are so right. I have imported twice from Fernwood and three times from Erwin. It's always good to see what the Europeans are doing and they have more hybridizers on their side of the pond than we do. Some of these plants aren't happy under US conditions but most seem to be doing fine. When they arrive they are generally not the happiest although the last couple batches I've only lost about 5-10% of the cultivars. For these plants, I have found that growing them in pots in the filtered light of my patio works best.
This year I've used quite a few of Erwin's in my crossing and have used Howard Wills's Lion King the last two. Of curse Killer is behind many of my lines too. It will be fun to see how these plants work in crosses with my line.
Kevin
