What would be the 10 rarest plants to find in NZ and what is the general price???

I assume you mean AQUATIC plants?

yup

Eichornia crassipes can be worth up to $200,000. The upside is that you may get free board and lodging for a while as well.

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Eichornia crassipes can be worth up to $200,000. The upside is that you may get free board and lodging for a while as well.

I paid $50 for an Echinodorus uruguayensis when in Auckland and then bought a couple more from the same person for $18 each a few weeks later. About the same for Bolbitis heudelotti. Plantman paid a lot more for Ludwigia inclinata var. verticilatta "cuba"

And where do you get these plants?

I only ever see the more common ones on trademe and the lfs.

I saw narrow leaf javafern going on trademe for $50

The "cuba" came from Singapore and the others are on that site that if mentioned brings about excommunication, from time to time. I am hoping to have some less common Echinodorus sp on that (whisper) site over the next few months. E.G uruguayensis, red special, red rubin, ozelot, leopard, cordifolius, marble queen, barthii, martii, etc. And with any luck horizontalis maybe next year. Some of these plants may be available from me and Amazonian by puting a bid on the tank for auction.

The reason it is that price is that there is very little about.

Found glosso hard to get....

Oooo... E ozelot *starts putting pennies away in secret stash*

I wouldnt mind getting some Bolbitis heudelotti if anyone knows where some is available.

I was once told that Aponogeton madagascariensis was in NZ, but that was only hearsay.

its not heresay, i have seen it in new zealand with my own two eyes. Amazing plant!

Ive seen Aponogeton madagascariensis in NZ too! Three years ago in Auckland.

Well id like some if anyone wants to share.

yea if anyone has any of it id love some willing to pay the $$$$$ too who has it? pics???

Ive seen madagascariensis too!

google seems to come up with a wide variety of plant(palm) to amphibians and reptiles etc... would have to define I guess

guy had a fish farm in tauranga years ago had a lot of it sold as madagascar lace plant

Was that the Adams family in Welcome bay? I had madagascar lace and Queensland lace 30 years ago and managed to kill them both off.

Was that the Adams family in Welcome bay? I had madagascar lace and Queensland lace 30 years ago and managed to kill them both off.

thats them, reg is still alive and kicking

i killed mine too :oops:

Between them, redwood and what I was growing myself I used to supply most of the shops in Christchurch and beyond for quite a few years. They had a great setup and I believe the well was capped off. Not only good plants like those but bad ones like water hiacynth and lettuce etc. That was before they were declared noxious weeds. I used to send them live tubifex too. They were the days.

soooo does anyone know if anyone has it at present???

I would doubt it as they have been wiped from the wild and are heavily protected. Some overseas breeders might have them but I am not sure if there is anyone importing plants at present.