Our mystery seeds from last week
belonged to a plant that isn’t very well known, but has the potential to make a name for itself:Â guayule or Parthenium argentatum.
Guayule (pronounces why-u-lee) is a gray-green shrub that grows in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It isn’t very remarkable to look at.
If you are allergic to standard rubber latex gloves, however, it is nothing short of a miracle plant. It turns out that guayule contains a material in the bark that can be used to produce a rubber substitute for the production of non-allergenic medical gloves and supplies.
To add to the benefits, the plant parts that are left over after the latex is extracted, or “bagasse,” can be used as a source of biofuel (energy).
Even tire companies are taking a look at the potential of guayule rubber to make tires.
Given that these drab plants can grow under the harshest of desert conditions, they really could make an impact in the future.
Who knew?
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Interested in trial plantations in south West France…
Were you looking for Arizona contacts?
Good morning, I look for Guayule seeds for seeding tests in northern Italy
Good Morning.
I would like to cultivate Guayule and extract latex from it. Can you advice about farming and latex extraction
I am sending you an email at the address you provided.
Hello. I’m interested in buying seeds.
@roberta could you send me info about it?
Thank you
Roberta, I sent you an email about finding Guayule seeds at your Gmail address listed here. Could you help me maybe? Thank you so much!
Javier and Eden:
I have sent you emails with the contact information for a person who researches guayule. Good luck!
I apologize for the delay. My website was down for a few weeks.
Please help me find and buy the seeds of the guayule plant
I will send you a message shortly.
Hello.
I’m interested in buying seeds.
Thank you.
Looking to get some seeds to see if they will grow where I live , farmers no or little water
I need to buy Guayule Seeds for trial planting.
I need contact if Guayule Seed Sellers.
My Email: babaniyia@gmail.com
Hello! I’m very interested in planting native plants. I’m from north America and would love to get some seeds. Can you help me find some?
Dear.
We are interested in buying some Guayule seeds. Would you mind to give us an addresse of an distributor. Ideally, it is located in Europe, but any seller is ok.
Thank you very much in advance.
Greetings,
CG
Hi Roberta ! Would you be able to send me the contact information to purchase Guayule seeds please ? Thank you so much !!
Highly interested in guayule seeds
Have over 100 acres of hars semi desertic land where guayule can work perfectly.
if somebody can email me
alejos1406@gmail.com
Kind regards
Hi Roberta, Like others, looking for a source for Guayule seed. Any leads would be appreciated. Thnaks you.
Jim Koweek Arizona Revegetation & Monitoring Co.
Hi, guayule is popular! I’ve been sending people to a scientist who does research on the plant:
Dr. Hussein Abdel-Haleem
USDA-ARS, Arid-Lands Agricultural Research Center
21881 N. Cardon Ln.
Maricopa, AZ 85138