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Polly, I don't know those plants, but I think I have a tiny cutting of two of them. Looks like 4 diff plants. Cute!! Maybe needs its' own thread? Looks like the one "bluish" one has flowers? The Philo's growing on what used to be a shelf of a little wire cart. My son tore it up and I've used the sides to support larger plants, and my honey bent the shelves into the box shape for these littler plants. Funny, months ago, I said around here somewhere, "what could grow on a 9" trellis?" And eventually answered myself. Ha! This isn't the most attractive setup, but it was free and should serve its' purpose well, to get this vine started climbing. A regular heart-leaf Philo with one of the sides added to its' pot this weekend.

I love bargains! I have 3 Lowe's within driving distance for me and I try to visit all three because they don't have the exact same plants at every store. One of the managers told me a few years ago that about 80% of their stuff is an automatic shipment and he could select the rest so it might depend on what kind of plants the manager is interested in or what they think will sell well in your area. That might explain why some have natives and others don't. I can't remember seeing any at ours that were labeled native.

katortott, if you do decide to repot it eventually, try to follow karls advice on not disturbing the rootball when taking the rose out of it's pot. Here is something that'll help. It worked great for me Posted by karl_bapst_rosenut 5a, NW Indiana (rosenut@rosenut.com) on Mon, Jun 29, 09 at 14:37 If the soil was lost, the feeder roots were lost also. The small white roots you saw were anchor roots. Feeder roots are tiny and almost invisible that fall away with the soil. To plant a potted bush without losing the soil cut the bottom off the pot with a razor knife, but first dig the hole making it half again as wide as the pot. Cut up opposite sides of the pot half way. Secure the cut sides with masking tape wrapped around the pot. Finish cutting the pot the rest of the way to the top, then secure it with masking tape wrapped around the top. You'll end up with a pot cut into three pieces but held together with masking tape. You can also use rubber bands or string to secure the two pot halves. Pick up the pot holding the cut bottom in place to make sure the bush and soil don't fall out the bottom. Place the pot in the hole and slide the bottom out from under the pot. Pull soil in around the pot to just below the lower piece of masking tape. Cut the tape on both sides. Continue pulling soil in until just the top tape is exposed. cut that tape on both sides. Pull the two pot sides straight up. (The soil pulled in around the pot will hold the root ball together.) Finish filling the hole and water to fill in any voids. If done properly, the bush will not know it's been moved and should continue to grow normally. Keep it watered well until it shows signs of growth, then water as you normally would. If done correctly, it'll experience no planting stress. You should water the potted plant well before you transplant to help keep the soil together, not so important if planted as directed above. I'd get them transplanted as soon as possible to allow plenty of time for the roots to grow into the surrounding soil and get well established before winter. For plants in thick vinyl pots that won't cut easily with a razor knife, I use a saber saw or Dremel rotary saw to cut away the bottom and up the sides.