Hi sgtlovesbella, I would like to have your angel trumpet one of each also... I don't hv bearded irises, but I have Louisiana Iris (Dark purple), butterfly ginger, daylily and also some asian vegetable, please check my trade list. Send you an email... Thanks, Lisa

I work at a nursery and we have several salvias that we grow from cuttings. It's really pretty easy, and of all of the plants we grow from cuttings, Salvias and Pelargoniums are probably some of the easiest. Here is how we do the cuts. 1. We take about a 3/4" cut from the tip. You want to get new growth that's healthy looking. 2. Strip off all but 2 or 3 sets of leaves. Take off all flowers. You want the plant to produce roots, not try to flower. 3. We don't usually use rooting hormone, but we do use heat mats. 4. We also use a seed/cutting starter mix. It's finer than regular potting soil. 5. They don't need to be covered, but do mist them a couple of times a day. We have really good results this way. The only real stinker this year was Chiapensis. Maybe it's because the stems are thinner.

I still need a trader for rooted cuttings of Yvonne's Salvia or a large sum of seeds. Along with input on how you got them to sprout.

I looked it up and found they are tuber plants, so I ran outside to grab the "potato Roots" that had been spliced at the time I dug the plant up. I had thrown them in the trash, so I got them out and put them in the garden, it sure would be nice if it grew and I got a new plant!. I pulled the plant out of the bucket of water and replanted it, but moved it over a bit so it is not so crowded next to the other plant and fence. I have been neglecting the garden the past few weeks ( between the rain and the heat and other fun summer activities) so maybe the B&B decline was due to under watering or lack of nutrients from lack of attention and rain wash out. Hopefully she will like her new hole. I added mulch mixed in with the sandy soil and added black Kow, hoping some extra material in the soil will do the plant some good.