Seed Exchange

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The 2024 Seed Exchange is now OPEN

 contributing seed

Seed contributions will be accepted from ASA members and other sources throughout the year until December 31.

The seed from each plant should be described by the:

– contributor’s name
– seed parent name
– pollen parent name
– plant type (evergreen, deciduous, azaleodendron)
– 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.

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

Aaron Cook 
2503 Kanuga Pines Drive
Hendersonville, NC 28739
 

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.

 ordering seed

A notice is printed in the Fall issue of The Azalean that the seed list will be posted online on or about January 1st. The notice also gives the address to request a hard copy list of seed available.

Seed is shown on the web on the 2024 seed list page where it is listed alphabetically by seed parent name with the information provided by the seed contributor.

After January 1st seed is distributed to contributors and ASA members on a first come, first served basis. After March 1st seed is distributed to anyone on a first come, first served basis.

All seed is packaged in #1 coin envelopes, and costs $3.00 for approximately 50 seeds. Shipping and handling (U.S. orders) is an additional $5.00 for all the envelopes in one order. Orders can be placed by e-mail or by a letter addressed to

Aaron Cook 
2503 Kanuga Pines Drive
Hendersonville, NC 28739

All seed not distributed before the annual convention will be offered for sale there.

 related pages

azalea seed cleaning
azalea propagation


2023 seed list (for reference only)
2022 seed list (for reference only)
2021 seed list (for reference only)
2020 seed list (for reference only)
2019 seed list (for reference only)
2018 seed list (for reference only)
2017 seed list (for reference only)
2016 seed list (for reference only)
2015 seed list (for reference only)
2014 seed list (for reference only)
2013 seed list (for reference only)
2012 seed list (for reference only)
2011 seed list (for reference only)
2010 seed list (for reference only)
2009 seed list (for reference only)
2008 seed list (for reference only)
2007 seed list (for reference only)