Help finding Roscoea

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Does anyone known any suppliers of Roscoea plants? I already have purpurea and x beesiana.
Also are they easy to grow from seed? Any information you have on how to sow and how viable they are would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
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I've just looked on the RHS website and if you type in the plant name it comes with list of suppliers.
For example this search:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Nurseries-Search-Result?query=16093&name=<i>Roscœa humeana</i>
and yes, they're easy to grow from seed, fidgetbones gave me seed last autumn and they germinated.
Fresh seed, cold germinated over winter
These guys do the hedychium plants http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d133.html
Crug farm plants have a comprehensive list. Postage is on the hefty side, so I thought about a trip to the seaside for the day, calling in en route.Its near to Caernarfen in Wales.
I bought some purpurea hybrids including Red Ghurka from Ashwood nurseries last year. They are just poking through.
I think the seed has to be sown very fresh, and then left to overwinter in a cold frame. I have seed off cautleoides kew beauty just germinated, the seed was off my own plants. When I have bought seed from seed suppliers, it has never germinated. I assume this is because it was dried off too much.
Where do you live , Stephen? I have a couple of Cautleoides kew beauty plants going spare.
Three clumps from three single plants planted five years ago
A clump from the above that I dug up a couple of months ago, separated and replanted as a new group.
Leftovers potted up and looking for a new home.
seedlings from last years seed off the main clump.
All photos taken today.
Thanks for all the feedback guys, this helps a lot!
fidgetbones I live in Peterborough. I'd love some plants if you are close by.
I live nearer to Derby.
I have just ordered Wisley amethyst from Long Acre plants.
have a look at their list, Stephen, the postage is pretty reasonable.
http://www.plantsforshade.co.uk/acatalog/Roscoea.html
Excuse me for chipping in here - Fidget, I've just planted a pot of R. purpurea in our west-facing front garden - I added lots of compost as the soil is pretty free-draining. At this time of day it gets direct sunshine from about now - do you think it'll be happy there or does it need more shade?