Rarest of the Rare Crotons

TikiRick said:
I have just been awarded CoverGirl, Flamingo, and SunRay.
Just how rare are these cultivars?

What is the rarest of the rare....that it could actually be an urban legend??:)
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Rick,

CoverGirl would be considered very rare. Does it match up pretty good with the photo in the book? It came from a reliable source? It's one that almost none of us have, including me.
I have Flamingo, which I would consider pretty hard to find and Sunray is around a little.

Are these cuttings you have to root, or already established plants? A nice group none the less.


Jeff
 
putu enjula said:
Can we see some pics??
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Angela,

By any chance, do you or Dean own the Croton Book written by B. Frank Brown? His first book, Florida's Beautiful Crotons was printed in 1960 and sold for $5.95. It's now considered a collector's book and can be found on ebay sometimes. The last I heard, when you found one, would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of around $75. Nowadays, it might be a little cheaper.

His second book, Crotons of the World, was written in the mid 90's. This one is much nicer because of all the color photographs.

When I just recently visited him, I asked him if he would ever consider writing a third book , with so many new varieties offered today his answer was a stern,no.


Jeff
 
Jeff Searle said:
Angela,

By any chance, do you or Dean own the Croton Book written by B. Frank Brown? His first book, Florida's Beautiful Crotons was printed in 1960 and sold for $5.95. It's now considered a collector's book and can be found on ebay sometimes. The last I heard, when you found one, would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of around $75. Nowadays, it might be a little cheaper.

His second book, Crotons of the World, was written in the mid 90's. This one is much nicer because of all the color photographs.

When I just recently visited him, I asked him if he would ever consider writing a third book , with so many new varieties offered today his answer was a stern,no.


Jeff
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I have recently purchased both books. Your pricing is accurate. More croton fans than books available.
 
Jeff Searle said:
Angela,

By any chance, do you or Dean own the Croton Book written by B. Frank Brown? His first book, Florida's Beautiful Crotons was printed in 1960 and sold for $5.95. It's now considered a collector's book and can be found on ebay sometimes. The last I heard, when you found one, would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of around $75. Nowadays, it might be a little cheaper.

His second book, Crotons of the World, was written in the mid 90's. This one is much nicer because of all the color photographs.

When I just recently visited him, I asked him if he would ever consider writing a third book , with so many new varieties offered today his answer was a stern,no.


Jeff
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Jeff,

Sorry for missing this earlier, but the answer is no. Maybe it's time for you and Andrea to start a new publishing project. A new up to date book would be nice. :)
 
Dypsisdean said:
Jeff,

Sorry for missing this earlier, but the answer is no. Maybe it's time for you and Andrea to start a new publishing project. A new up to date book would be nice. :)
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I told Jeff that he should write a new book a long time ago. Jeff and Ray and maybe Judy as co-authors and Ryan as photographer.

Of course the thing that would put the project over the top is a forward by me!
 
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