I am looking for an orange, pink or purple cestrum, A red and White bleeding heart ( clerodendrum thomsonae) and a variety of succulents. I have daylily, ( some named, Iris ( some named) and some tropicals I can trade. Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks, Ibartoo

Hi gardenset, I sent you an email via GW. chemocurl...aka Sue

Dear all Can you recommend sources of these seeds or hybrids likley to include these colours? We only seem to have the pink and white version down here usually. Kind regards Darren

Hi Chris, I have some lavender in my front bed, which has quite a few daylilies as well. The daylilies there are all shades of pink/white/lavender - no peachy/gold/orange tones. They blend really well, but I can avoid overwatering the lavender. I suspect lemon yellow daylilies (like 'Hyperion,' a tough oldie) would look fantastic with the lavender, too. As far as planting on the slope, I would suggest planting the lavender more toward the top, and the daylilies farther down. That way excess water will drain away from the lavender and down through the daylilies, who need it more anyhow. I notice that you're in zone 5. Some lavenders are tender above zone 6, but I've had really good success with the variety 'Munstead.' It's tough and hardy. I've replanted it twice in thirteen years. (Which isn't a bad record for lavender in my area - even with yearly pruning it looks scraggly after 4 years or so, and mine is right beside my front porch, so I try to keep it looking neat - in a less obvious area, I wouldn't worry about it and it would probably be fine without much attention for longer). I hope this helps! Laurel