So sad, my son just told us

But I read it wasn't true, that CBS made a mistake reporting it.

I saw that. It still seems a little muddled this morning.

OMG! I just got my seeds in from Chiltern Seeds and I'm SO EXCITED. I got 20 packs of the Bargain Basement seeds where they pick what to send. I'm hoping y'all will find something you need.................. Here's what I got

Alpine Wormwood or Black Mugwort (Artemisia genipi)

Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii 'Brilliant')

Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden')

Basil (Ocimum minimum) Greek or Bush Basil (the CUTEST 1.5' sphere)

Candytuft (Iberis umbellata 'Fairyland Dwarf Mix')

Collarless California Poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa 'Sundew')

Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)

Common Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Radiance')

Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) Ivy Leaved Cyclamen

Dahlia Semi-Double, Dwarf Hybrids - Mixed Colors

Dianthus barbatus, 'Scarlet Beauty' (Sweet William)

Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Sapphire') Trailing Lobelia

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)

Fivespot (Nemophila maculata)

Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae 'Crimson Bedder')

Glory Vine (Eccremocarpus scaber 'Tresco Mixed')

Gomphrena (Gomphrena haageana 'QIS Orange')

Klondike Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights')

Large-flowered Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora 'Mayfield Giant')

Peony Poppy (Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum Mixed Colors)

Poppy (Papaver somniferum) Mixed Varieties

Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Radio')

Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica)

Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri) Mixed Colors

That's quite a haul! Congrats!!

Quite a haul indeed! My wish list keeps growing

Wow Leslie, I'm excited for you! There's some great stuff in there!

Very nice!!

They're all going in the swap.

(Quoting from @Esperanza 's wish list so I don't junk up the "Wish Lists" thread...)

Esperanza said:Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow
Euphorbia Bonfire
Euphorbia Chameleon
Euphorbia Blackbird

I do not know if any of these are viable seed strains or come true from parent seed, but I sure would like to try. I have had THE worst luck on every purchase I have made for perennial euphorbia .

I hear you about the perennial Euphorbia The seeds I bought seeds for Euphorbia longifolia 'Amjilassa' grew into some nice cabbages a few years ago (There were three E. longifolia plants when all was said and done, though.)

@MrsBinWY Thanks for sharing your experience. I would have been puzzled by cabbage like growth also. Or got excited thinking I got one of those endangered cabbage plants from Kauai I have just ordered live plants from several different vendors and the were either nasty half dead, met by the weed eater, postal service lost, or several other random things. I am starting to think it is a sign After trying so hard to get live plants I am going to try the seed route. If anyone could be so kind and list any they have I would be very grateful

Audrey,
Have you checked your local nurseries and Lowe's recently for the Euphorbias?
The biggest variety of them seems to be available, here, in early spring and fall. I saw your thread about your mail order plant. Wow, that was a nasty plant!

Esperanza-
I never heard of the Hawaiian plant (just looked it up). Cool.
However I have ordered some seeds of:
Walking Stick Cabbage (Brassica oleracea palmifolia) which is native to the Channel Islands in the English Channel. This is an entirely different genus. But in it's native habitat it can get 20 feet tall, and also kind of looks like a palm tree just like the one you want.
The packet I ordered only has 10 seeds, but I plan to list a packet of 5 here (5 should be enough for me!). I don't know if it would tolerate the Texas heat, but it might be fun to find out!

Danita, I never really thought about looking at our local lowes and other big box stores. We never have anything fun around here. It is like being really hungry and you have to eat gas station food. That being said, we do have some interesting locally owned places with in a hours drive. I see a shopping trip in my future

Mary, I got married in Kauai and we saw that plant while at the end of some trails at a garden. My head wipped around and we read the tag. It just for whatever reason intrigued me. I forgot all about it until the latest Logees mag came in the mail. They have that from seed grown, (brighamia insignis)! I told hubby hint hint and showed him the picture. I was hoping to have some adenium and plumeria seeds to offer this year but its not looking like that will happen. I will be watching your seeds for offer

I love Logees...
I will offer some purchased Adenium seeds, they just arrived in the mail today. I have no idea what color or anything, but it should be fun to find out. I have an Adenium from Logees, their "Red" strain, which is seed grown, but it does not seem fertile, I tried pollinating it myself, no luck at all.

I have some older (2015)seeds collected from my garden that I'm not going to use. They are probably still viable and I have large quantities of some. Would anyone be interested in these if I do a game for them?

Digitalis thapsii
salvia yvonnes
Thalictrum black stockings
agastache firebird
nicotiana langsdorfii
penstemon rondo
salvia rondo
salvia lady in red
penstemon digitalis white
salpiglossis
salvia greggii
salvia summer jewel red
aquilegia william guinness
geum blazing sunset
lavender white
agastache apache sunset
asclepias speciosa
echinacea pow wow wild berry

I have gone nuts on growing adeniums from seed this year. I purchase my seeds from adenium KO on ebay. He has a very good reputation and some really interesting seeds. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.htm...




I have the double black Asia and golden carrot from Logees. I love the double black Asia but so far the golden carrots blooms have been funky looking. I am hoping it will be better next year.

duane456 said:I have some older (2015)seeds collected from my garden that I'm not going to use. They are probably still viable and I have large quantities of some. Would anyone be interested in these if I do a game for them?

Digitalis thapsii
salvia yvonnes
Thalictrum black stockings
agastache firebird
nicotiana langsdorfii
penstemon rondo
salvia rondo
salvia lady in red
penstemon digitalis white
salpiglossis
salvia greggii
salvia summer jewel red
aquilegia william guinness
geum blazing sunset
lavender white
agastache apache sunset
asclepias speciosa
echinacea pow wow wild berry

Yes @duane456 - I definitely would!

@duane456 I'm interested, too.

I got rained out. Nate's rain made a fall wildflower adventure uncomfortable and I could feel my chest tightening up again so I decided to come home.

So, I'm excited for Duane's game, too!