And now you will have to buy the "rubra" form as well! I agree it is a cool plant, and surprising in that it seems to do as well in California as it does back east. One of those accent flowering winter bloomers that has interesting form, and almost a tropical look to it when in leaf. I find I have to do a lot of thinning on it to keep it in bounds, and can't say that it has a fragrance that carries, but it is nice. I can relate to the shopping bug, plants were the only thing I shopped for this Christmas season, and got some beauties, like a really full Sticks on Fire Euphorbia in firey color for the back deck, to chase away those winter blahs. I also went for a couple of apricot flowering Grevillea 'Superb' in full bloom, also for the winter color and to attract the Anna hummingbirds. Last were some really beautiful and rare Restios with gorgeous stems, Cannamois virgata, which I rationalized might not be available for purchase next spring, better nab them now! Magnolia stellata and M. soulangeana and M. denudata are also great temptations this time of year, but...I...Must...Resist...

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I think I did it again I made you believe we're more than just friends Oh baby It might seem like a crush But it doesn't mean that I'm serious 'Cause to lose all my senses That is just so typically me Oh baby, baby [CHORUS:] Oops!...I did it again I played with your heart, got lost in the game Oh baby, baby Oops!...You think I'm in love That I'm sent from above I'm not that innocent You see my problem is this I'm dreaming away Wishing that heroes, they truly exist I cry, watching the days Can't you see I'm a fool in so many ways But to lose all my senses That is just so typically me Baby, oh [Repeat CHORUS] Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah "All aboard" "Britney, before you go, there's something I want you to have" "Oh, it's beautiful, but wait a minute, isn't this...?" "Yeah, yes it is" "But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean in the end" "Well baby, I went down and got it for you" "Oh, you shouldn't have" Oops!...I did it again to your heart Got lost in this game, oh baby Oops!...You think that I'm sent from above I'm not that innocent I'm so sorry! I couldn't resist! I'm from that generation.

I think it must be from last year. I don't remember it from this spring's stuff, but I could be wrong. Bonus is the hummers are all over it like a ("body-image challenged" kid on a smartie..oops..Canadianism..I mean M&M)! ;0)

It's tough to say, but I think it was a top layer freeze, as I don't remember them being more heavy than usual when I brought them in. The exposure was probably 2-3 nights with temps dipping into the low 20s, but the trees were within the curtilage of the house, so they probably enjoyed 5-10 degrees of ambient heat and daytime temps of 40-50. I'm hesitant to be optimistic now that they've been (hopefully) dormant for so long, but all three have green branches five months later--will dead limbs remain green, or does the pigmentation fade away? I'm tempted to scratch the bark away somewhere on the navel orange tree's trunk, as it's by far the most robust (three years old and no prior abuse, as compared to the 3 year lemon that was somehow both neglected and overpruned, and the 1 year lime that was still just a baby last fall). I learned my lesson about giving up last spring, when I assumed that the lemon was dead and left it in a corner of the yard. It sat there through July looking decrepit, then suddenly started coughing up leaves and flowers. They're hardier than I gave them credit fo