Seed contributions will be accepted from ASA members and other sources throughout the year until December 15.
The seed from each plant should be described by the:
- contributor's name
- seed parent name
- pollen parent name
- pollination type (c.w., o.p., h.p.)
- where collected (geographic feature or town)
- notes
This information can be written on the seed envelopes, or we have a
seed data form to describe the seed, as a short (4KB) PDF file to download and print.
If you have digital pictures of the parents, please e-mail them to
Bob Stelloh with the name, date and location taken, for posting on the web linked to your seed.
Seed should be current years production and can be
cleaned or not. Put the seed from one plant into one paper envelope with one completed form (or write the information on the envelope), and mail any number of these envelopes at once to
ASA Seed Exchange
804 Piedmont Ave
Valdese NC 28690-3161
When we receive seed, it is cleaned as needed and distributed into #1 coin envelopes, and each lot of envelopes is assigned a number and stored until it is ordered.
A notice is printed in the Fall issue of
The Azalean that the seed list will be posted online by January 1st. The notice also gives
the address to request a hard copy list of seed available.
Seed is shown on the web on a
seed list page, listed alphabetically by seed parent name with the information provided by the seed contributor, including links to any pictures.
After January 1st seed is distributed to ASA members and contributors on a first come, first served basis. After May 1st seed is distributed to anyone on a first come, first served basis.
All seed is packaged in #1 coin envelopes, and costs $2.00
for approximately 50 seeds. Shipping and handling is an
additional $3.00 for all the envelopes in one order. Orders can be placed by e-mail to
Aaron Cook or by
a letter addressed to
ASA Seed Exchange
804 Piedmont Ave
Valdese NC 28690-3161
All seed not distributed before the annual convention will be offered for sale there.
Seed orders can be paid for with a check made out to "ASA" with "seed
exchange" on the memo line, or by a credit card payment through
PayPal sent to
paytheasa@aol.com
with "seed exchange" in the accompanying email.
