Tammy: I did a little research on the Oleander vs bees issue. I found that Oleander nectar causes the honey to be poisonous to humans. It does not kill the bees according to my source. http://www.erowid.org/animals/bee/bee_info1.shtml Here is an excerpt. "There are three categories of plants that are associated with toxic honey: 1) plants whose nectar or pollen kills bees before they can transform it into honey (e.g. locoweed [Astralagus lentiginosus], Veratrum californicum, Vernonia spp.); 2) plants whose nectar is harmless to bees but when turned into honey becomes toxic/inebriating to humans (e.g. oleander [Nerium oleander], thorn apple [Datura spp.]. angel's trumpet [Brugmansia spp.], mountain laurel [Kalmia spp.], false jasmine [Gelsemium sempervirens], Euphorbia marginata, Serjania lethalis); and 3) known poisonous plants that are harmless to bees and yield edible and often exquisite honey (e.g., Rhustoxicodendron, Metopium toxiferum, Jatropha curcas, Baccharis halimifolia, Ricinus communis) (Morton 1964, 415)." Did you have another site for me to research. I fully support keeping the bees on this planet. Thanks

I'm looking for some Veratrum Californicum / California False Hellebore seeds or plants Have many interesting Items I can offer in trade trade Thanx Eric

Fantastic list of seeds! I think it is just great that you have focused your life on nature at such a young age. I too would love to have 10 (maybe 5) acres someday to plant a wonderland of natives plants, and am already doing that on 1.25 acres. Difference is, my interest didn't come into sharp focus until age 45. :) There are quite a few seeds on this list I am interested in, and I checked your want list and I have a few on that list. Maybe we can do a trade this fall? Just a note - on your want list is Cynanchum louiseae - this is an extremely invasive non-native vine that is becoming a serious problem in the Northeast US. And it has the additional problem that Monarch butterflies will "sense" it is in the Milkweed family, lay eggs on it, and then it will kill the caterpillars because it is toxic to Monarch larvae.

Planting "Impatiens" anywhere in Northern California now is not a good idea. Even in the mild winter areas of Southern California, Impatiens will not give you their best performance this time of year. The best bets for planting in any part of Caliofornia now would be: Tall (over 3 feet) -- Alcea rosea HOLLYHOCK Campanula pyramidalis CHIMNEY BELLFLOWER Digitalis purpurea FOXGLOVE Verbascum bombyciferum SILVER MULLEIN Medium (1-3 feet) -- Antirrhinum majus SNAPDRAGON Digitalis purpurea Foxy FOXGLOVE Matthiola incana STOCK Salvia argentea SILVER SAGE Scabiosa atropurpurea PINCUSHION FLOWER Short (under 1 foot) -- Antirrhinum majus SNAPDRAGON Bellis perennis ENGLISH DAISY Brassica oleracea var. Acephala FLOWERING CABBAGE, KALE Calendula officinalis POT MARIGOLD Campanula medium CANTERBURY BELLS, CUP-AND-SAUCER Chrysanthemum multicaule YELLOW CLUMP DAISY Chrysanthemum paludosum WHITE CLUMP DAISY Clarkia amoena GODETIA Cynoglossum amabile CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT Dianthus barbatus SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus chinensis, hybrids PINKS Matthiola incana STOCK Myosotis sylvatica (alpestris) FORGET-ME-NOT Primula malacoides FAIRY PRIMROSE Primula obconica GERMAN PRIMROSE Viola cornuta VIOLA Viola tricolor JOHNNY-JUMP-UP Viola x wittrockiana PANSY Direct Sown -- Agrostemma gracilis (A. githago) CORNCOCKLE Amberboa (Centaurea) moschata SWEET SULTAN Calendula officinalis POT MARIGOLD Centaurea cyanus CORNFLOWER, BACHELORS BUTTONS Chrysanthemum carinatum TRICOLOR DAISY Chrysanthemum segetum CORN MARIGOLD Clarkia unguiculata (C. elegans) CLARKIA Consolida regalis/ajacis LARKSPUR Eschscholzia californica CALIFORNIA POPPY Gaillardia pulchella BLANKET FLOWER Gypsophila elegans ANNUAL BABYÂS-BREATH Iberis umbellata CANDYTUFT Lunaria annua HONESTY Malcomia maritima VIRGINIA STOCK Malope trifida MALOPE Matthiola longipetala bicornis EVENING-SCENTED STOCK Nigella damascena LOVE-IN-A-MIST Papaver commutatum FLANDERS POPPY Papaver rhoeas CORN POPPY, SHIRLEY POPPY Papaver somniferum PEONY POPPY Reseda odorata MIGNONETTE Silene coeli-rosa ROSE-OF-HEAVEN Tropaeolum majus NASTURTIUM NATIVE WILDFLOWERS Camissonia bistorta CALIFORNIA SUN CUP Clarkia amoena GODETIA Clarkia bottae BOTTAEÂS CLARKIA Clarkia unguiculata ELEGANT CLARKIA, FAREWELL-TO-SPRING Collinsia heterophylla CHINESE HOUSES Eschscholzia caespitosa DWARF CALIFORNIA POPPY Eschscholzia californica CALIFORNIA POPPY Gilia capitata QUEEN ANNEÂS THIMBLES Gilia tricolor BIRDÂS EYE GILIA Lasthenia glabrata GOLDFIELDS Layia platyglossa TIDYTIPS Limnanthes douglasii MEADOWFOAM Linanthus androsaceus FALSE BABY STARS Linanthus grandiflorus MOUNTAIN PHLOX Lupinus bicolor FAIRY LUPINE Lupinus densiflorus GOLDEN LUPINE Lupinus succulentus ARROYO LUPINE Lupinus nanus SKY LUPINE Madia elegans ELEGANT TARWEED Mentzelia lindleyi BLAZING STARS Nemophila maculata FIVESPOT Nemophila menziesii BABY BLUE-EYES Phacelia campanularia CALIFORNIA BLUEBELL Phacelia tanacetifolia TANSY-LEAF PHACELIA Platystemon californicum CREAM CUPS Salvia columbariae CHIA Stylomecon heterophylla WIND POPPY "Hardy" perennials to grow as winter/spring annuals Alcea ficifolia ANTWERP HOLLYHOCK Aquilegia COLUMBINE Aurinia saxatilis BASKET OF GOLD Campanula lactiflora, C. persicifolia BELLFLOWER Catanache caerulea CUPIDÂS DART Coreopsis x grandiflora TICKSEED Delphinium DELPHINIUM Delphinium grandiflorum DWARF CHINESE DELPHINIUM Dianthus deltoides, D. gratianopolitanus, D. plumarius PINKS Digitalis lanata GRECIAN FOXGLOVE Echinacea purpurea PURPLE CONEFLOWER Erysimum x allionii SIBERIAN WALLFLOWER Erysimum cheiri WALLFLOWER Papaver croceum (nudicaule) ICELAND POPPY Penstemon x gloxinioides BEARDTONGUE Primula x polyantha ENGLISH PRIMROSE Primula sinensis CHINESE PRIMROSE Rudbeckia hirta BLACK-EYED SUSAN Joe