There's a person on eBay called Chase's Plants & Prints from McKee, Kentucky
that is apparently stripping the woods around them of Cypripedium acaule.
They are offering them them in lots of up to 300 plants with fifteen lots
available. That's 4,500 plants! They also appear to be stripping these
woods of live moss also. This area is in southeastern KY about 100 miles
from where I live. I think that this should almost be a criminal action as
probably 90+% of them will die within the first year. Is there anything
that can be done about such a thing? Their username says it all:
kyatvrider (Kentucky All Terrain Vehicle Rider). This was on their eBay
Store info: "We sell moss for groundcover, pink lady slippers, southeastern
gardens, ferns, blueberries, and dog woods as well as beautiful Animal Art
Prints, My son whom is 6 helps me gather our plants and pick out the prints
we sell." An example of their auctions are:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42218&item=2383101441
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4315102425
David Sizemore Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a) ------------------------------
Thanks for the tip! I've been looking for them everywhere. I heard Lowe's in some states carries them, but I can't get them here. The eBAy vendor's prices are great! Anyone who's been wanting these should check them out. Thanks for the info!
Chris
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