Bizarre? Some of my friends thought some of my stuff was bazarre too. Some houseplants, most winter sowed, some will be direct sowed. I think this is a pretty complete list now. I've got way to many already. Abutilon vitifolium 3 Acacia cultriformis Acinos alpinus Aconitum alboviolaceum 39 Aconitum hemsleyanum 29 Adlumina fungulosa Agapanthus cv fr U of British Columbia Agastache rupestris 90 Agastache schrophularifolia Albuca humilis 94 Albuca shawii 95 syn. A. tricophylla Alcea ficifolia 99 Allium tricoccum Alyssum wulfenianum 256 Anaphalis alpicola 206 Anaphalis triplinervis 268 Anisodontea julii Aquilegia desertorum 345 Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Kurilensis Rosea' 361 Aquilegia formosa Aquilegia viridiflora 382 Aralia continentalis 418 Aralia wilsonii 420 Arisaema consanguineum 440 Aristolochia fimbriata 467 Aristolochia tomentosa Athamanta turbith 580 Atropa komarovii 'Turkmenistan' Bergeranthus jamesii 607 Betula glandulifera Calycanthus floridulus ex 'Athens' 683 Campanula americana Cassia alata Clematis ochroleuca Corydalis Blackberry Wine Corydalis ex ex Dufa Temple Cosmidium burridgeanum Dasistoma macrophylla Desmanthus illinoiensis Digitalis grandiflora Dracocephalum palmatum Echinocerius reichenbachii ssp. caespitosis 1331 Eragrostis airioides Festuca valesiaca Fibigea clypeata Fragaria vesca alba 1499 Fritillaria camschatensis ex Kenai, AK Fritillaria camschatensis exCordova,AK Fritillaria lanceolata Gentiana quinquefolia Glaucidium palmatum 2013 Hesperis kotschyi 1855 Hudsonia tomentosa Impatiens glandulifera Ipomea Ipomea - Flake Ipomea 'Blue Blizzard' Ipomea 'Heino Rumi' Iris chrysographes 1938 Iris reichenbachii 2307 Iris tectorum 1986 Iris typhifolia 1998 Jeffersonia dubia 2008 Lavatera cachemiriana 2053 Leuzea conifera var. macrocephala2095 Lilium concolor var. coridion 2138 Lilium concolor var. strictum Lilium lophophorum Lilium mackliniae 2150 Lilium sargentiae Lilium sp. ex China Limonium gmellini ssp. hungaricus Manfreda virgininiana ex Adams Co. OH Melittis melissophyllum 2302 Mentzelia decapetala Mertensia simplicissima 2307 Mirabilis longiflora 2302 Nasella tenuissima Onosma alboroseum Orlaya grandiflora Peltoboykinia tellimoides 2565 Peltoboykinia watanabei Peltoboykinia watanabei 2566 Penstemon 'Chocolate Drop' Penstemon hallii Penstemon paysoniorum Penstemon smallii Penstemon strictus Penstemon virens 2688 Physochlaina orientalis 2726 Phyteuma orbiculare Phyteuma scheuchzeri 4332 Platycodon 'Komachi' 2756 Podophyllum hexandrum Poncirus trifoliata Pulsatilla ajanensis Pulsatilla albana 2894 Pulsatilla flavescens Rhodothamnus chamaecistus 4396 Ruellia ex 'Midnight' Sarracenia purpurea Scilla monophyllos 3194 Semiaquilegia ecalcarata Serratula seoanei Seseli gummiferum 3249 Soldanella alpina 4460 Swertia bimaculata 4478 Sylibum marianum Talinum paniculatum 'Aurea' Telekia speciosa (Bupthalmon) Tellima grandiflora Tsuga canadensis ex Mille Lacs Co.MN Viburnum dentatum ex St.Louis Co.MN xPardancanda norrisii xPardancanda norrisii And DRAT! my Pulsatilla flavescens sprouted in the initial 2 week warm cycle. Rick

Andres, my apologize, your a she. We have tons of those male/female names in our family, Sandy, Dayna, Adrienne, Jacky, but I guessed anyway. I figured you'd know why, if, the mistake was made. I like that one Ruth Ann pictured to, it looks like it Y's shorter than Charlie which is good for hauling inside and earlier blooms. Karyn - still mulling that over...lol. Yours and Kylie's offer. Despite the risks. I have so many seeds to wonder after right now. I should of thought of this before. Are your cuttings coming from last years growth? Jeff, (greenthumb) When I have the time I can help others with more details, it's time consuming that's for sure. Now it's spring, and the warmer zones get to greet spring, which also means loads of chores to do. Mine's coming soon. The lankiness is an indoor growing issue. Yep, I only did the 2 plants but I'd of chopped these down in another month just because they are that lanky when they're outdoors. I don't know for sure if they're stunted, them being different species. But as my big robust growing Charles Grimaldi's are also this way, equally so, and this one is said to be a robust grower to, then I conclude that it is somewhat if not seriously stunted - I call it bonsai'd, not something you want done to a big flowered plant. I could of waited a couple months into spring and compared any new growth to find out but these are pitifully lanky and I'm just waisting my plants energy. On the other hand, I've now deprived it of very beneficial leaves. New leaves coming up already though. That humidifier/mister is pretty noisy by the way - just one of those 1 gall type in an enclosed area. Thanks for the heads up on the Premier Pro-mix (BX) with mycorrhizal fungus already mixed in. I bought what it straight up for adding to plants already in the garden to. There isn't all the much in the little bags - 150grams. They say enough for about 10 smaller plants. I'll probably go skimpier with it. They want it to touch the roots of the host plant so I'll put it straight on some areas, rather than at the bottom of the planting hole as directed. Just experimenting right now. ;) - Sandy

Here is what I do here in Sayville. My brugs are in 16 to 20 inch pots. In the spring I heel them into the ground (bury the pots about 1/2 way to prevent tipping/falling over). When frost threatens, usually late October, I cut them back, my 8 to 9 foot tall standards become 4 feet tall.........and into my basement they go. There is a bit of light from the basement windows, not much really. Basement is in the lower 60's temperature wise. I give them a half gallon of water once a month, this seems to be enough to keep them going, but, not to get them growing. There might be shoot or two here and there, and I usually get a bloom or two (boy, does the house smell good!). If the shoots get too wild, I just cut them off. Come April 1 I water every other day in the basement, this gets them awake and it is out the door and on the patio for the summer on May 1. Bloom for the 4th of July. Cuttings, I pot them up into 6 inch pots and grow them slowly on my window sill, I stick the cutting into the mix, water the heck out of it, then I keep them dry, minimal water (they will root and become semi-dormant, I really do not have room for them to grow much inside) and will pot them up in the spring. Potting mix is ProMixBX. Feed is Peters 20-20-20 supplemented with Epsom Salts and Milorganite. I feed the Peters weekly. My wood for cuttings, I am picky here, I use the semi hard wood, it is not completely green, not completely brown. Seems to root well, but not rot. Brugs root very easily. Just take it easy with them. I have rooted parts from just the tips to "instant standards" which is a long straight branch shoved into a pot. Just pinch the leaves off the branch which will allow it to root, takes about 3 weeks and you are off and growing. Think of them like little green people, I do. That 12 inch plant in a 6 inch pot will become a 5 foot tall blooming specimen in a 16 inch pot in about 3 months in my yard.

Hello all, I am a long time lurker on gardenweb, but this is my first post. I live in Dallas, and I went to a local plant sale in Dallas a few weeks ago, and I arrived as everyone was winding down. I noticed that in the dumpster someone had thrown away 5 brugs, so I picket them out of the dumpster and took them home with me. 4 of them were in 1 gallon containers and one was in a 5 gallon container. So, I planted them about two weeks ago, and I woke up this morning to 45 degree temps. I do not know if the roots will survive being planted this late in the fall. So, I would like to take some cuttings, and root them in water. As mentioned before, I have 4 small plants, but the bigger plant already has a Y. Can I cut all 5 of them at the base and try to root them? For the bigger one, can I cut into 3 parts and root each part? Thanks in advance for the help. Brian