After the fun we had with plant names in 'Dusty Miller' under the Give and Take topic, I saw a need for more space. Here's one I like...
'Love Lies Bleeding' for Amaranthus cadatus.
And then there's 'Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate', but I can't remember what plant it is. You Brits will know, yes?

I think my favourite must be 'Lady in the Bath' for Dicentra spectabilis.

That's darling! I've never heard it called that before, Nicola. Here, it is known by 'Bleeding Heart' and the white one as 'Dutchman's Breeches'.

It is also Bleeding Heart here but like many others it has a few names! If you take a flower, turn it upside down and gently pull apart the two halves of the 'heart' you will see the lady pop up out of her bath.

When you wrote 'Lady in the Bath', I could just see the lady-in-red, sitting in a white tub, but now you explained how she pops up when you pull it apart - I can't wait to do that next spring!

I have never had luck with them lasting through the summer here, yet would replant some purchased roots in the fall for a one-time spring 'annual' treat. Last autumn I planted a clump of roots in the pecan bed as usual and the other clump in this huge pot that I grow blueberries in. The pot is full of peatmoss and other acid goodies, sits in deep shade and is watered regularly with the other pot plants. RESULT - the dicentra in the bed is 6" high with scant deathly ill leaves, even tho it did bloom in March and recieved lots of rain last month. The clump in the blueberry pot is 2' high and wide & lushious green. In this case, ph is everything ;-)

I seem to be on a 'love' theme with the plant names, so here's another - 'Love in a Mist' for Nigella.

And since no one else will play with me here except Nicola, (pout) here's another quaint romantic name and pic of it.

Love in a Puff
Could have sworn I typed that somewhere up there.

Sorry, Maggie. I would play, but am too busy with piglets and keeping other animals watered. Actually exhausted this a.m. Maybe today will be easier than yesterday and I will have time and energy to come up with great plant name.

I'd play, if I could be smart and think of any others. But Love in the Mist was my only thought.

Gosh Guys, its not MasterMind ;-)
I asked Larry what were his favorite plant names when he was a kid. He tripped off on favorites from his grandparent's farm: Hen and Chicks, Devil's Pincushion and the Cow Catcher - also known by many other names, and am thinking Devil's Claw was one of them. Kathy B. said it grew around her place. Does it grow on your land Caro? I have been wanting to find some of the seed pods for a long time.

My mother used to grow what she called "Naked Ladies". They looked like lily of the Nile, but they were red and didn't have any leaves.

Has anyone heard of this one? I sure haven't. Will try to find it.

Wow! That was too easy! Name is Lycoris squamigera. Here is the photo.

Hi Pat! Glad to have you join us! Where do you garden?

Yes Caro, the pink L squ is known as 'Naked Lady', also 'Magic Lily' because it makes leaves in winter then disappears until the blooms open on tall bare stems without any leaves, even at the base - mine are just now opening - article on it in my Come Stroll July 99.
The red one Pat remembers might be Lycoris radiata. Here's a link to where it grows in my garden. Oak Bed, Fall

Neither are really in the true lily family and both have several nicknames, including 'Magic Lily' and 'Naked Lady' told below the pic. This red L. radiata bulb is a species and was a rural passalong plant. I planted some of the newer hybrid white, pink and yellow ones nearly 2 yrs ago and am hoping to see their first blooms this fall.
Then there's the Guernsey lily (Nerine sariensis) so similar to the pink L. squamigera! Whew

Naked ladies,ladies in the bath, now I know why I enjoy gardening so much. I think that I have used up all my brain trying to remember the latin names, all the common ones seem to be eluding me.

I have a fungus growing on some old dead Crocosmia corms (the ones at the centre of the clump) and I believe it's common name is "dead mens fingers". I shall try to get a photo today, but it is in a very shady place, sort of fitting when you think of the name.

One name I always found amusing was "spleenwort" applied to a number of Asplenium ferns. I must have a thing about body parts, talking of which and remembering the naked ladies in the bath above, what about "Nipplewort" Lapsana communis.

"Virgin's Bower" is much nicer and appropriate when you see the foamy white flowers of Clematis flammula (one I don't have, but am now searching for). Another Clematis is "Traveller's Joy" Clematis vitalba, that one I do have.

One that I grow because I like the burnt orange colour, but it is a bit weedy, is "Fox-and-cubs" Hieraceum aurantiaca.

And as promised here are the fingers, hope everyone is feeling brave.

Hey that's cool, Terry.

Gruesome!!! they Do look just like the name :-0
Mushrooms are as rare as rain around here.
And crocosmia too - I have one in bloom right now and thats also only because of the June monsoon, yet they seem to grow rampant over there. I've never seen the 'fox and cubs' (love the name!) before - are those seeds under the petals?

No, they are the cubs, Maggie, the yet to open flower buds.
Strange that Crocosmia does not do well in Texas, I grow it under my flowering cherry and it is certainly dry under there in the summer. Have you tried the variety "Lucifer", red flowers and really strong growing?

The cubs - Well I never!! How cool.

The first crocosmia I tried was 'Lucifer' - put him under the pine tree cause the books said 'good drainage or dry shade' or something very appropriate to his name. See, Texas dry is just SO much drier than where those books are written. They made some measly foliage the first few years and then disappeared. Then I ordered some yellow ones with same results - can't remember its name right now. I think the orange one I have now is a species. I shall try to get a pic of it at dusk to see if you can tell me more about it. (I can't admit to were it came from in public) ;-)

I, me, Maggie, wrote that note above. Now why it says Terry did - I don't know! It won't publish without a name in the user box and I KNOW I didn't type Terry in the box. Maybe I left it blank and it picked up the last poster's name. Let's see if it works right this time!

My lawyers will be in touch.

Good thing *I* have one on staff :-))))

Hey guys, I tried Lucifer twice now in the last eight years. I see a bit of foliage and then nothing. I've given up on it. Pat, come back! Tell us where you're gardening at?

Maggie, is the pix of L. squamigera in your garden? I found a mail order with McClure & Zimmerman that says "in cooler climates"! Well, that's not my yard these days but I sure like the bloom.

The L. squamigera pic Caro posted is not from my garden, although my first clump bloomed last week and I hope some others will continue to do so. There is an image and mention of them in my July 99 Come Stroll. I have seen them in many gardens in Texas, altho it has been written that they do not bloom well in the coastal region, but I know many who succeed with it in East Tex.

It is thought that years with exceptionally high soil temps will cause L. squ to fail summer bloom - maybe that is why my other clumps haven't sprouted yet, because maybe they are planted more shallow than the cluster that has bloomed.

Ref books say full to part sun, but they fade in our light, so bright shade or morning-sun only is best. Mine are in the long border with west shade and could use more. They multiply well a few years after planting. Under deciduous trees is best for the red L radiata, so they can have winter sun on the foliage.

The Sept blooming red L. radiata that Pat posted about (also known as spider lily/ naked lady/ surprise lily) will skip a year of bloom if we have an unusually cold freeze get its winter foliage. But both L squ and L radi survive skipping a yr of bloom and then make flower when everything suits them.

Both seldom bloom until the 2nd yr after planting which is why everyone hates disturbing them. My other pink L. squa clumps may not be blooming now because I did some transplanting around them this spring and may have banged them up with shovel so that they think they were transplanted. When it comes to raising plants and children, they both keep us guessing!

Carolyn posted the pix! Hello me! I'm out of the forum-loop. I'm going to have to get back into practice. Should have never left!

Okay, now you've not only convinced me I need the squamigera but the Peruvians too!

Here it is Carolyn - Hedera helix 'Pink and Curly' A slightly tender Ivy that has proved to be hardy enough in my garden. As you can see I grow it in a terracotta pot decorated with a pig motif, not quite so clear is the wire frame in the pot that is in the shape of....yes you guessed it....a pig.

What a cute idea! That is really neat, Nicola! Thanx for posting the photo.

Hi! I am gardening in Houston, Texas. Member me Maggie? I am your neighbor in one of the garden rings. How about a Persian Shield? Anyone seen them? I had one and it died.

Hi Pat, welcome back! I love that silver/purple foliaged plant too. The Latin is Strobilanthes. It's one of those that we have to take indoors for winter up here. But rooted cuttings from it would be great to use as annuals in a color bed.
Here's where Pat gardens:
Pat's Houston Garden

Terry, I noticed she grows something called 'Million Bells', a Calibrachoa hybrid. Did I see one on your July page? That sure looks like a goodun!

Hi Pat, I had been to your site before, forgot you had the Million Bells plant on it, but I did remember the thermometer in the 100's. I notice you said that your M. B. plants self seed, mine never seemed to set any, but they did overwinter outside, through what I must add was our mildest winter to date. The temperature did drop below freezing but only by a few degrees and then only for short periods. I am certain a normal winter here would kill it.

The Million Bells looks like a smaller version of the Mexican petunia, which also does well in drought and can probably cover any area you would or would not wish, as it is very invasive.

I grow Persian Shield in Arlington and I find it to be quite Winter hardy here....Every where I have planted it in the Spring/Summer it has always come back for me......Pat, look around or call around in Houston I know someone has to have it.....There is a plant swap in Houston Sept.30th it might be there?????Good Luck!!

Maybe you weren't growing it back in the days when this area used to have winters - remember those ;-)? I haven't had it in the beds during these last few freak warm winters, so I double-checked my experience with some published accounts. They also report hardy to Zone 9-10.

I have had a lot of usually-tender things remain thru our supposed-to-be-winter season, here on the cusp of 7-8 too David.

Will someone please post a pic of Persian Shield? I couldn't find it.

My friend Caroline wants to chip in here with Housemaid's Armpits....No, she does not actually have them herself....well maybe she does after a day of working in the garden but the less said about that the better.
Housemaid's armpits is the common name for Salvia turkestanica.

I think we need a new rule here, that you must post a pic or link when posting some of the lesser known plants. Anyone agree, or am I being too lazy??

Okay Caro, but you have to enforce it! ;-)

That is wonderful that your friend has contributed too, Nicola. Please give my thanks to your Caroline, yet another warped gardener among us!
Salvia turkestanica - Housemaid's Armpits, HAHA and oh yuck! named after the bloom's fragrance? ;-)
I have never heard it called H armpits before, but the first time I saw a pic of it was in Deborah Kellaway's journal-styled 'The Making of an English Garden' from the late 80's - garden's in Norfolk. She also labeled it S. turkestanica and I too could find no mention of that in any sources, Caro. For years I showed the book's pic of it to many folks, before someone said,
"Oh, that looks like Clary Sage, but I have never heard it called S. turkestanica!"
Guess who Caro?... Barbara Cooley. From the clary sage clue, I found it in Madalene Hill's book and since then, in others where it is also labeled as S. sclarea.

I love how this thread manages to sort out so many tricky name problems. I often get the urge to re-name a plant and 'Gardener's Armpits' sounds perfect to me!

Well I spent about 45 min yesterday trying to find a pic of it. I could find it listed in plants for sale, etc., but not a pic. From the descriptions it sounds pretty.

I considered posting a pic from either of the 2 books mentioned above, but you know those copyright laws. Although, with credits given, would it then be acceptable? Free promotion would surely be welcome, esp since M Hill's went to a 2nd printing last year and we do sell it thru Amazon on our Books page. Anyone have her number? grin. Maybe Nicola knows Deborah Kellaway from her recent trip to Norfolk. bigger grin

Sorry chaps it is so common and just loves hot conditions that I thought that you would grow it. Anyway here it is.

I have seed if anyone would like some and you can test out how smelly it really is!

You had a pic of it all the time !! after all my efforts! If I remember right, Ms. Kellaway wrote it reseeds between her pavers. Is it a biennial in your garden Nicola?

It would be if it were not for the slugs! I have to raise it from seed and protect it behind electrified wire, even then the b*$&*%+$ still get them. I thought that slugs were not supposed to like plants with hairy leaves. I don't know of Deborah Kellaway, does she have a garden that is open to the public?

D. Kellaway's garden has been mentioned/photo in a few books and mags in past years, but I have not seen ref to it being open regularly. You might try the Yellow Book listings. Please let me know if you see it there Nicola, as I don't have one for Norfolk.
I only own the above title and noticed on Amazon that some of her others are out of print or need to be special ordered in this country as they are UK published. The clematis and ranun one looks interesting, also her illus anthology of garden writing. I don't know if I can zap the page in here or not, but will try.
US amazon page
DK's statement that S. turkestanica was the most asked for share-plant in her garden, really intrigued me. After all those years of trying to find another ID for it and wanting to grow it, I did only this year purchase something labeled 'clary sage'. If it hasn't croaked out there, I shall post a pic of its leaf to see if it is the same as yours. I know my questionalble S. turkestanica is presently safe from slugs, as they surly must have all gone up in a puff of steam by now. But, if it has sizzled away or my pill bugs or grasshoppers have ingested it, I would love to try some of your gardener's-armpit seed, thank you!

Except for culinery Sage, which, for some reason they seem to leave alone, I gave up on Salvias a long time ago. I wonder if you really do use an electrified fence, Nicola, I know ones exist for keeping slugs at bay. One designed for cattle would be more appropriate for my monsters. :-)

Then your slugs just don't have a very discriminating tongue, Terry. Speaking of electrical fences, I hear that a strip of copper run around a plant or a bed area will zap them dead with a slug-sized electrical shock. Has anyone tried it? I can't imagine trying to corral things with copper in a large garden, tho.
Caro could use her shot gun on um if she had slugs as big you and Nicola.

I don't have slugs. I don't know why not, but I don't. Terry are you sure your slimy friends are not escargot?

My cousin in California wrote me wanting to know what to do about slugs. I passed on the copper remedy to her. I don't know if she used it or not. She hasn't mentioned it again.

Mercedes uses the beer traps, but she has to empty them several times a night, and after a while she just gets too grossed out to continue with it.

As you all know, we have had an awful season for grasshopper infestation and damage. One friend who has a herb nursery was nearly wiped out by the hoppers eating her plants. Her solution was Rouen ducks. Since she got them, she has had no problem with the hoppers devouring her plants. Also, these ducks don't require a pond, and are apparently quite content with wandering around eating bugs. Friend reported "no duck damage" to the garden/nursery.

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/ducks/rouen/
http://www.cyborganic.com/People/feathersite/Poultry/Ducks/Rouens/BRKRouens.html

It might be worth a shot to try them for slug predators. From the 2 sites above, it sounds like they would be pretty easy to find.

As to the seeds for Housemaid's Armpits. I must admit I am fascinated. It really looks pretty. Perhaps if you were kind enough to send some seeds, Nicola, between us locals here, we could get some started. I am the first to admit, that unless its veggie seeds, I often have a problem growing plants from seed.

I don't think I have ever seen clary sage full-grown. I have bought pots of it several times, and they always croak. Too much water probably?

Well Caroline I guess out in the Country you can grow all of the Arm pits you want.......I so sorry I have so much Shade that I can not grow ANY!!!Don't forget about Human and Animal hair for slug control.....I have no slugs in my back yard, because all of my dog grooming takes place there.....Good Luck....

There goes that Terry again, always saying that his are bigger than anyone elses! I don't really have an electrified fence but sure could use one. I think that the beer traps just attract every slug within sniffing distance. I go out on seek and destroy missions in the dead of night armed with a torch and a carton of salt water - everything I catch has a fizzing time! I had heard about the copper band theory but also do not know anyone who has tried it.

Yeah well, Terry's slugs would make great escargot starters for my pill bug's statue entrée.

We tried copper bands, but the problem was that after a few weeks the copper got dirty. Algae started to grow on it. Debris fell on it. All too soon the slugs could crawl right over the copper.

We used traps for a while (with a yeast mixture instead of beer). They are great for small and medium-sized slugs, but emptying the traps and cleaning them *is* a disgusting task.

The best remedy was to go out at night and pick the slugs off our plants. I'd drown them in soapy water. I haven't done that this year. This summer our weather has been unusually warm & dry, and the slug damage isn't as bad as it has been.

Hey! what do you mean, Maggie, slugs as big as me and Nicola, I try to work out, honest I do. :-)

Our "summer" has been cool and wet, but thanks to one diligent hedgehog the slime guys haven't caused me many problems this year. In fact looking at the excessive growth out there perhaps it's time they came back.

Don't know if you've seen them, but they really do produce electric fences to keep out slugs. They consist of two wires held on a flexible plastic strip and are powered by a dry cell battery, the shock would be enough to make their eyes pop out of their heads. :-)

Thanks Susan, I wondered about the same thing with the copper strip. Who can keep their beds that tidy! Well that makes two here who prefer the nocturnal hunt and pick method for capturing slimeys. Years before folks compared notes on the net, Organic Gardening magazine asked readers to send in their favorite slug slaying rituals and that too, was the overall choice.

I know you work out Terry - you work out great word plays and games, but I don't get that one ;-). We know your fav slug defense is to just not grow their fav comestibles, but that fence might be worth a try (and fun to test!) around a tasty patch of hostas garnished with tempting salvias. Just think of the photo ops - we all love a bit of gore!

I know this is the Favourite Plant Names string but as we seem to be on slugs at the moment I wanted to share this illustration from a garden poetry book published in the 30’s.

It seems that I am not the only one to go on seek and destroy missions.
Obviously I am as warped and twisted as Maggie as I just love the idea of a video ‘nasty’ with slugs being electrified. Go on Terry do it and make two women very happy!

Is that wonderful or what!?!?! Love the period clothes and pageboy hairdo. The lines look strong enough to have been a wood cut print. Does it give the artist's name?

Now you've done it Nicola, prompting me to add that topic I've always wanted to - Fav Garden Quotes and Poems. Glad you sparked the flint ;-)

Nicola, I love that illustration! For my nocturnal hunts my husband bought me a spelunker's light. I wear it on my head, so both hands are free. The beam of light can be aimed and focused.

Oh my gosh! how funny and how clever! Larry has always teased me about working outside til last light (heat defense) and threatened to buy me a miner's hat. Now I'll tell him its not eccentric and that 'others' do it all the time - it really does make great sense!!!

Cute illustration, Nicola. Reminds me of my friend, Mercedes, after she gave up the beer traps.

Thanx for giving us the skinny on the copper strips, Susan. I'd never known anyone who tried it.

Maggie, Terry suggests hedgehogs will help with the bug problem. Why don't you put that little fella of yours to work to earn his keep?

I have one of those headlight novelties. Got it at Home Depot, of course. The light is attached to lightweight straps that fit on your head, so its not hot, heavy, or uncomfortable. I used it a lot when we lived at the other farm and I had goats to milk after dark during the short days of winter.

By golly, now I've got to make HD run to find one of those straps or a miner's hat. In this heat we've had, I would love to find something to work outside after dark. Cause, geez, it's at least 2 degrees cooler at 10 p.m. than it was at 8 p.m.

Anyway, love the idea you guys. Thanks.

Ooooh, now I see it Terry .... 'slugs as big you and Nicola'
Here's the HAVE I left out at the end. :-0 sorry guys! I really do rate you 2 well above that on the evolutionary scale ! But I do have a neighbor known as Worm.
So glad someone's editing me on this thing. Wish someone would go fix up all my fubs on the other site pages - I can see them, but its such a bore to go in and change um! That's on the big round-to-it list.

Knew you would get there in the end Maggie :-)

Too bad you wrote that big and white,,, now I can't use the dirty-glasses or bad-eyesight excuse for not being able to catch on ;-)

Man, Terry, Can you print any larger, I can use it to light up my room and save on the light bill????

Pleased to be bringing a little light into someones life.

Never a dull moment around here with you two boys to brighten things up.
Terry, did you just this week discover the color codes toy? :-)

No Maggie, I discovered the colour codes toy.

Persian Shield
I hope this works. I don't get around here very often. I have been meaning to come back and show you the Persian Shield. I haven't replaced it yet and it died when it was hot. I had it in a shady spot too.

I tried to use html to display a picture of the Persian Shield but it didn't work. You can see it at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1389/strobilanthes.jpg

Maggie, I have the Devils Claw aka Cow Catcher you wanted. I had to wait for them to go to seed. I harvested several and have them in a box ready to mail but I need an address.

How DO you post a pic here anyway?

Pat, What a pretty plant. I've seen Persian Shield used as an annual.

Here's how to post images. I saved one of Maggie's posts from a couple of months ago. (You have to upload the image from your own computer.)

You write your message as usual, then add:
backslash image and a text description in curly brackets.

Then hit the ‘preview/post’ button below your text box. When your preview is up in green text you see bright yellow 'Your image here' where the image will go.

Hit 'Post this Message.' Now you should get a browse prompt window that will let you
specify the location of your image. When you click 'upload,' the image will be posted.

What a triple treat tonight, to come to the forum and find Pat's pic of Persian shield and Susan's help with the pic-posting -THANKs Gals! aaaand to have Kathy B join us! There are also instructions for posting pics on the side bar to the left under 'Formatting', but I don't think its very clear - esp the part where you have to hit the post button a 2nd time to open your puter files for downloading. So glad you kept my E instructions Susan and that was neat for you to take the pic 'home' and post it for us! Good job!!

Kathy has acreage south of here, a lovely country garden, huge greenhouse and raises lotsa birds, including the peacocks that were tempting me to take one home a few weeks ago. Some of you know Kathy from the Coventry Garden Club, our plant swap or other places where us manic gardeners lurk. So glad to have you join here Kathy. Did I get the clary sage plant from you?

To reuturn to slugs for a moment I thought that you might like to see a baby slug that did not have the sense to stay hidden whilst I was out in the garden with my secateurs!! He/she was despatched to slug heaven moments after this picture was taken.
\image {baby slug}

Help what happened?

That's a pretty big baby! Yik!

Yep, those are the ones I get, and I can confirm that one is only about half grown.

Those puppies would be sooooo much fun to throw salt on!

Callie and Alex always enjoyed your macabre hobby too Gail!

Hi, guys. I know there's already a wonderful Persian Shield pic up here, but I thought I'd post another one. This one was taken in the infamous Dave's yard!

Thanks Angie, that's a beaut too,,, the more Shields the merrier! Let's hope David's grows forth and multiplies aplenty for future Plant Swaps!:-) I'm wondering if the purple intensifies with more light on it? I love it both ways - silvery and with more purple.

Lovely plant and what an unusual way to frame the photograph.

Oh Gail, a girl after my own heart. I do occasionally use salt on my search and destroy missions but it does tend to leave rather a messy blob that is most unpleasant. Generally I use an old ice cream carton filled with salt water, just as effective and easier to clean up. When I come across them whilst gardening I usually have my secateurs on me which are also very effective. This method also has the benefit of providing a tasty snack for my resident hedgehogs.
Do you grow Persian Shield outside? It looks like a plant that is sold for indoors here.

Remember a while back, when we were having the discussion on Hoyas? I couldn't find the book with the plant commonly called "Hawaiian Lei Plant?" Well, guess what? I found the book this morning, but I cannot find the forum thread. The real name for the plant is Hoya compacta 'Mauna Loa'. Here's a pic I got from the book.

I can see the Hoya in it and the Lei, never ever seen that one, thanks for the info and the pic Carolyn, most interesting.

I didn't have a chance to post when yous were talking about the 'Lei Plant' earlier, but I was thinking you meant the 'Frangipani' Plumeria, with the sweet smelling flowers that are traditionally used in Hawaiian Lei necklaces. I was wondering what in the world Hoyas had to do with Plumeria. HA, now I see it - never heard it called lei plant before. I had that curly hoya in my first greenhouse - the weight of it would be quite a load to haul around on the neck!

I have a 4ft tall Plumeria that has yet to bloom. They are easy to start from a piece of stem - bought mine in a New Orleans market. I wonder how old it has to be before it blooms. Maybe more phosphate would kick-start it. The hard part is dragging it in every winter! Anyone else grow it?

Carolyn, Thanks for posting that picture of the Hoya 'Mauna Loa.' If I ever get back to growing indoor plants, I'll look for that one. It's a beauty.

Maggie,this is what I get for reading ancient message threads, but I have to know--did your Plumeria ever bloom? It so happens that I've had one since the mid 1980's, when I lived in Houston and bought a cutting at the Live Stock Show. Actually I bought 2, the pink one didn't survive but the yellow one has been with me since, and it always blooms. Several years back I decided I was tired of dragging the monstrosity into the garage every winter, so I hacked it up and sold the cuttings for our garden club at their spring sale. At the last moment I decided to keep one for myself, and potted it. I set the mama stump, still in pot, out besides the garage to deal with later, and darned if it didn't sprout. You can guess the rest--I couldn't throw it out, so now I have mama, again a monster, and her half grown offspring, along with an even older tropical hibiscus that I just got thru draging (all 3) into the garage. Am I nuts or what. I do have a couple of Plumeria pointers, gained from experience, if you're still interested.

And thank you for the mushroom compost leads (from the "4 O'Clock failure" discussion)

Oh Sandra - it grew to about 4 ft. Then there was this tragic night when the grnhouse door got left open on the coldest night of the year. It is now one of the dearly departeds So yes, I would love to have another one!

I am now rooting up some stems of a lovely peach Brugsmansia if you would like to have it. But then, you would be stuck with another big pot to drag in and out each year :-) My brug got so big that I planted it into a bed this spring.

Because it is so mature, the roots might have a chance of surviving - if we don't have any severe Artic blasts blow in, like those in 89 & 90. So, just in case, I am taking lots of cuttings because I would really miss having those summer blooms. You can email me at maggie@maggiesgarden.com
I'll open the thread that has a pic of its blooms, if I can find it.

It was neat to see this old thread again - glad you opened it. Sorry that it prob takes a while to load. We had a lot of fun on it back then

Gail, if you drop in on the forum this week - look at the first pic up there - those are the heart-marked seeds we were looking at in the garden, just yesterday.

I'm sorry to hear you lost your Plumeria, if I ever attend an event where I know you will be, I will bring you a cutting. Personally I'm trying not to enlarge my "garage group". I'm thankful it has windows, but space gets to be a problem.

Should have told you to meet me at tonight's booking - the Arlington Men's Garden Club. Had a great time with a very fun crew and they really seemed to enjoy my slide program on classical garden design. Sorry I don't post my garden club engagements on the forum calender - might ought to do that more often.