Jen, I can send cuttings of the plum. I have not tried to root them and was wondering if you had. I might try to root the Guthrie after it leafs out more. I can also send a bulb of the Eucommis. You can propagate Eucommis by carefully pulling a leaf off and planting the base of it in a small container of good potting soil. The leaf will gradually produce 2 small bulblets by the end of summer. I think Chickasaw Plums require 2 different plants to pollinate before they can fruit. The Indians had hundreds of cultivars, probably lost now. Does Cerinthe major grow easily for you? Mine keep dying. Mexican Petunia, dwarf pink is one I don't have. I'm waiting to see if Mirabilis longiflora comes back. It has smaller but very long stemmed white flowers with a fragrance similar to M.jalapa. I can swap you for a seed or two of Senna didymobotrya. I have Cassia or Senna hebecarpa, similar to C. marylandica. Have Salvia leucantha- Velvet Sage in two varieties. We may get seed of Sinocalycanthus this year. It had a few pods last year. Mike

Crowded, and getting worse every day. Out back in the forida room with the propane heater are: 2 zonal geraniums, a goldfish plant, 8 rooted cuttings of salvia greggii, 3 geranium maderienses, 6 salvia uliginosa, 5 salvia leucantha, a big pot of salvia black & blue, 4 pineapple sage, 6 honeysuckle fuschia, 2 hardy fuschia,4 tiarella running tappestry, begonia tiger kitten and another I think called iron cross, 3 wax begonias, 4 orange flower double impatiens, two angel's trumpets including a 7 foot one, ect. The living room has a large begonia tiger kitten, a forty year old jade plant, several other begonias, two orchids, and three or four other tropicals. In the basement under grow lights: more fuschias, 40 monkey flower seedlings of two types, 4 lantana, 10 stachys coccinea seedlings, 2 rooted begonia cuttings, 7 types of tomatoes just planted. At the office: 4 types of begonia, a lantana, two roses, 3 african impatiens, honeysuckle fuschia, coleus, salvia black & blue, etc, etc, etc. This is a good start - soon the rest of the annuals will be started and a salvia shipment is coming. This is what is called, 'out of control', just ask my wife. I like to think that caring for and growing out these plants keeps me just slightly on this side of sanity - not everyone agrees with this point.

A thread titled "Most Fragrants that Waft" began in March of 2000 as a request for a list of fragrant plants that "drift or waft on the air". After reaching the maximum 100 posts, the thread eventually expired due to inactivity. Not surprisingly, after the first post expired, the subject surfaced again in the post "Fragrants that Waft". The original post, "Most Fragrants that Waft", was saved and was kindly provided by yeona_sky. The following list was compiled by Clare_CA from the original "Most Fragrants that Waft" and the later post "Fragrants that Waft". Abelia trilora Abeliophyllum distichum, White Forsythia Aglaia odorata Aloysia virgatas, Sweet Almond Amaryllis belladonna, Pink Naked Ladies Asclepias incarnata, Swamp Milkweed Azara microphylla Beaumontia grandiflora, Easter Lily Vine Boronia Boronia megastigma, Brown Boronia Bouvardia longiflora Brassavola nodosa, Lady-of-the-Night Orchid Brugmansias Brunfelsia jamaicensis (Lady of the Night, Family: Solanaceae) Buddleia asiatica Buddleia davidii Calycanthus floridus, Carolina allspice or sweetshrub Cananga odorata, Perfume tree Cardiocrinum giganteum, Giant lily Cestrum diurnum Cestrum nocturnum (Night blooming jasmine, Queen of the Night, Night Jessamine, Lady of the Night, Family: Solanaceae) Cheiranthus allionii, Wallflower Chimonanthus praecox, Wintersweet Choisya ternata, Mexican orange blossom Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black Beauty' Citrus Clematis Montana Clematis terniflora, Sweet Autumn Clematis (Family: Ranunculaceae) Clerodendrum bungei (Cashmere (Cashmir) bouquet, Glory Bower, Family: Verbenaceae) Clerodendrum minahasse (Fountain Clerodendrum, Clerodendron, Tube flower, Family: Verbenaceae) Clerodendrum philippinum Schau, C. fragrans pleniflorum, c. chinense (Chinese Glory Bower, Cashmere bouqet, Scent Malli, False Pikake, Glory Tree, Family: Verbenaceae) Clerodendrum trichotomum, (Harlequin Glory, Family: Verbenaceae) Clethra alnifolia, Sweet Pepperbush or Summersweet Clethra 'Ruby Spice' Clidanthus fragrans, Fragrant amaryllis Coffea arabica, C. robusta (Coffee, Family: Rubiaceae) Coleonema pulchrum, Pink Breath of Heaven Convallaria majalis, Lily-of-the-Valley Crinum moorei Crinum odorata, Swamp lily Crinum powellii Daphne bholua Daphne 'Carol Mackie' Daphne odora Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie' and 'Somerset' Daphnes Datura inoxia Datura metel Datura wrightii Dianthus Barbatus, Sweet William Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness’ Dioscorea batatas, Cinnamon Vine Dracaena fragans Eupatorium ligustrinum Freesia Gardenia Augusta (Bush Gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia brighamii (Native Hawaiian Gardenia Nau, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia Four Seasons (Gardenia Four Seasons, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia Jasminoides (Cape jasmine, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia jasminoides 'White Gem' (White Gem, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia Radicans (Dwarf Gardenia Radicans, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia taitensis Star of Tahiti (Tahiti Gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia taitensis Tiare Tahiti (Tahiti Gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia thunbergium (white gardenia, forest gardenia, wild gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia Tubifera Kula (Golden Gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Gardenia Vietnamensis (Vietnamese Gardenia, Family: Rubiaceae) Genista fragrans, Sweet Broom, aka Cytisus spachianus Gladiolus callianthus, Acidantheras, Peacock Orchids Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis, Thornless Honey Locust Hedychium coronaria, common white ginger Hedychium coronarium Hedychium coronarium var. chrysoleum 'Yellow Spot', Ginger lily Hedychium flavescens Hedychium flavum Hedychium gardnerianum, Ginger Lily Helichrysum, Licorice Plant Heliotropium arborescens, Heliotrope Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (species daylily) Hemerocallis, Daylilies highly fragrant daylilies: ‘Audacity Bound’, ‘Barbara Mitchell’, ‘Buried Treasure’, ‘Catherine Woodbury’, ‘Chorus Line’, ‘Citrina’, ‘Earth Angel’, ‘Elegant Candy’, ‘Ellen Christine’, ‘Evening Bell’, ‘Ever So Ruffled’, ‘Forty Carats’, ‘Fragrant Light’, ‘Frosted Pink Ice’, ‘Frozen Jade’, ‘Gingham Maid’, ‘Golden Scroll’, ‘Graceland’, ‘Hudson Valley’, ‘Hyperion’, ‘Ida Miles’, ‘Ice Carnival’, ‘Kathy Rood’, ‘Lemon Lollypop’, ‘Night Beacon’, ‘Pasta’, ‘Raspberry Candy’, ‘Scape Stopper’, ‘Siloam Double Classic’, ‘Siloam Mamma’, ‘Siloam Spizz’, ‘Smoky Mountain Autumn’, ‘Sweet Shalimar’, ‘Tender Love’, ‘Tetrina’s Daughter’, ‘Top Honors’, ‘Traylyta’, ‘Vanilla Fluff’, ‘Willard Gardner’ Hesperis matronalis, Dame's Rocket, Dame's Violet, Mother of the Evening, Sweet Rocket Holarrhena densiflora, Jasmine Tree Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' Hosta 'Guacamole' Hosta plantaginea Hyacinthus, Hyacinths Hymenocallis species, Peruvian daffodil Hymensporum flavum, Sweet Shade tree Illicium Floridanum Ipomoea alba, Moonflowers Iris - Highly fragrant bearded irises include 'Dark Passion', 'Fort Apache', 'Last Chance', 'Mary Frances', 'Old Black Magic', 'Pacific Mist', 'Scented Bubbles', 'Stepping Out', 'Thriller', and 'Sweet Lena' Jasminum Jasminum angulare (South African Jasmine, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum azoricum, Jasminum trifoliatum Moench, J. bahiense, J. blandum, J. fluminense, J hildebrandtii, J. holstii (River Jasmine, Scrambling Vine, J. De Trapo, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum humile, J. grandiflorum (Italian Jasmine, Family: Oleaceae.) Jasminum mesnyi, J. primulinum (Japanese Jasmine, Primrose J., Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum Molle (Jasminum Molle, Indian Jui, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum nitidum, J. magnificum, J. illicifolium (Star Jasmine, Angelwing J., Shining J., Windmill J., Royal J., Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum officinale grandiflorum, J. viminale, J. vulgatum, J. Affine (True jasmine, Common jasmine, French Perfume Jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Catalonian J., Spanish J., Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum parkeri (Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum polyanthum, J. blinii, J. delafieldii (Pink jasmine, Winter Jasmine, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum pubescens , J. multiflorum, J. gracillimum (Downy Jasmine, Angel Hair Jasmine, Star Jasmine, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum sambac, J. fragrans, J. undulatum, Mogori Sambac, Mogori undulata, Nyctanthes sambac (Arabian Jasmine, J. Grand Duke Of Tuscany, Butt Mograw, Belle of India, Maid of Orleans, Hawaiian Pikake, Sampaguitas, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum stephanense (Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum tortuosum (African Jasmine, Perfume jasmine, Family: Oleaceae) Jasminum volubile, J. simplicifolium (Wax Jasmine, Family: ) Lathyrus odoratus, sweet peas Lavandula, Lavender Ligustrum japonicum, Japanese Privet, Wax Leaf Privet Lillium "Le Reve" Lobularia maritima, Sweet Alyssum Lonicera fragrantissima, Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera heckrottii (Honeysuckle, Family: Caprifoliaceae) Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle, Halls honeysuckle, Family: Caprifoliaceae) Luculia intermedia Luculia pinceana Magnolia (Family: Magnoliaceae) Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia hypoleuca Magnolia stellata Magnolia virginiana, Sweet Bay Magnolia Magnolia x wieseneri Malcolmia maritima, Virginian stock Matthiola bicornis. Night-scented Stock Matthiola incana, Stock Matthiola longipetala, Evening-scented stock Melilotus alba, Wild Clover Michelia champaca Michelia coco Michelia doltsopa Michelia figo Michelia x alba Mirabilis jalapa (Four o'clocks, Family: Nyctaginaceae) Murraya exotica Mini (Miniature Orange jasmine, Family: Rutaceae) Murraya paniculata (Orange Jasmine, O. Jessamine, Mock Orange, Lakeview jasmine, Family: Rutaceae) Narcissus bulbs Narcissus, Daffodils Nicotiana alata, Jasmine Tobacco, flowering tobacco Nicotiana sylvestris, Woodland Tobacco Nicotiana x sanderae, Flowering Tobacco Osmanthus fragrans, Sweet Olive Passiflora belotii, Passiflora Alatocaerulea, Passionflower Peonies Petunias Philadelphus, Mock Orange Phlox divaricata, Woodland Phlox Phlox stolonifera, Creeping Phlox Pieris x 'Spring Snow' Pittosporum tobira, Mock Orange Pittosporum undulatum, Victorian Box Plumeria, Frangipani Polianthes tuberosa, Tuberose Primula florindae, Tibetan Primrose Prunus mume, Japanese Apricots Quisqualia indica, Rangoon Creeper Reseda odorata, Mignonette Rhododendron atlanticum Rhododendron 'Dexter Spice' Rhododendron fragrantissimum Rhododendron occidentale, Western Azalea Rhododendron veitchianum 'Ashacombe' Ribes Odoratum, Clove Currant, Golden Currant Ribes Viburnifolium, Catalina Perfume Rose, Blanc Double de Coubert rugosa Rose, Double Delight - Hybrid Tea Rose (pretty colors) Rose, Fragrant Cloud - Hybrid Tea Rose Rose, Hansa - Rugosa Rose Rose, Madame Isaac Pereire - Antique Rose Rose, Mister Lincoln - Hybrid Tea Rose, Prospero, Golden Celebration, ‘The Prince’, ‘Fair Bianca’ - David Austin Roses Rose, Scentimental - Hybrid Tea Rose, Sombreuil, climbing antique. Rose, Sweet Chariot - miniature "hanging basket" rose Rose, Tiffany - Hybrid Tea Rose Salvia clevelandii, Cleveland Sage Sansevierias Saponaria officinalis, Soapwart, Bouncing Bet, Fuller's-herb, Lady's-washbowl, Latherwort, Old-maid's-pink Sarcococca Hookeriana Humilis Stephanotis floribunda (Bridal Bouquet, Family: Asclepiadaceae) Styrax japonicus Syringa microphylla 'Superba,' Minature lilac Syringa vulgaris, Lilacs Tilia cordata, Linden Trees Trachelospermum asiaticum, Asian Jasmine, Yellow star jasmine (Family: Apocynaceae) Trachelospermum Jasminoides, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Family: Apocynaceae) Valerian officianalis Viburnum carlesii Viburnum farreri Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum x bodnantense 'Pink Dawn' Viburnum x burkwoodii Viburnum x carlcephalum Viburnum x judii Viburnums Viola odorata, Sweet Violet Weigela florida 'Variegata nana' Wisterias Zaluzianskya ovata, Night phlox

Technically, we are in the subtropics, not a temperate zone. And we really don't get four distinct seasons... more like two: a long summer, and then what I like to call yo-yo weather the rest of the year. Summer weather starts up mid-to-late-May and runs till mid-to-late-September. We may have hot weather in October, but it isn't the stultifying heat of summer. We do get freezes each year; some years we get snow, but it is flat here in the coastal plain, so the danger of steep landscapes in snow isn't a worry here. Not-summer weather can range from upper-twenties (Fahrenheit) to temps in the seventies and eighties. It is rare for us to have freezing temps for more than a few hours, though, so the freeze-and-thaw cycle that can wreak havoc with areas in zones 6 & 7 aren't usually a problem here. We've had two freeze warnings in recent weeks, but still no freezes. I know, because I still have many coleus plants in the yard, and though they look pretty tatty at this point, they are still alive, and a few are still blooming and providing nectar to their biggest fans, the bees. That will end once we actually get temps below freezing. They will re-seed, though- I have little use for annuals that don't. Roses here don't actually need winter protection, but I have toyed with the idea of moving my two Hybrid Chinas to a colder part of the yard to see if that might encourage spring blooms, but it's hard to determine where those colder zones might be; the ground is quite flat, and we have trees providing wind protection throughout the yard. Last winter was unusually warm, so it remains to be seen if what passes for normal winter weather will provide sufficient winter chill for those two, and my other once-blooming roses. As for autumn color, there are a few Japanese Maples in the neighborhood, that look quite pretty with their yellow leaves. We don't have a hickory, but our pecan tree (related to hickory) does a dismal job of providing any color-the leaves turn brown and fall right off. We do have a couple of gumball trees (Liquidambar styraciflua) in the wilder area beyond the back fence, and they have yellow leaves in fall and early winter. I know folks like to complain about the spiky seeds, but they are such a benefit to wildlife, and the seedballs are not much of a nuisance out where our trees are. Also in the back area there are some wild grapes, at least two types of Smilax, Virginia Creeper and Peppervine that provide fruit in the fall and winter. I do try to keep those plants from seeding in the yard itself. In the same area, there are a few invasives that I try to do battle with despite lack of easy access: privet (we call it disgustrum), Japanese honeysuckle and Russian olive. These plants may be better-behaved elsewhere, but are not wanted here. Virginia