Im am interested in your black peper vine since mine took a hard hit this winter. I have numerous hedychiums, costus, bananas, heliconias criniums, alpinias, cannas, rain lilies, taros, brugs, curcumas etc. I don't have a list but if you could narrow your wish list a little maybe we can figure something out. Email me

Tropic, your yard rocks! Invasive Dracaena, go figure! Inspirational though, thanks. I've smelled Sans blooms twice, Awesome! So the comparison makes me even more excited to smell those flowers. I've never been overwhelmed by the fragrance of any plant, except Privet, since moving to the south. Oh, and those darn narcissus that seem to smell good outside but stink up the house overwhelmingly if cut & put in a vase. Why don't people in climates like yours sell these kinds of seeds (any 'house plant' possible to grow from seeds) to those of us who don't have access to them? I would have a blast sprouting Drac seeds, and would definitely pay for some. I've gotten packs of cactus seeds & scattered them in "sun pots" before but have never had any sprouts. Those are the only house plant seeds I've seen over the years. If you'd care to enlighten/entertain us with some pics at any time, I'm sure everyone would enjoy them very much. Sure, we could google some, but we wouldn't be able to babble compliments & questions to the photographer, or be sure what we were seeing. My trip got cancelled, but *we* won't miss any blooms, if they are going to open in the next few days.

Aw, December is almost done. At least that means spring is that much closer. I have almost nothing to contribute other than some buds. It's my first orchid rebloom, think it's going on 2 years I've taken care of orchids. The spike is very small in comparison to when I first got it, but that probably just means I need to alter conditions...fertilizer might help... Happy holidays everyone, and such lovely blooms :) Onc. heavens scent 'redolence'

Oops - Got ahead of myself there! Right now, I'm using it to overwinter marginals/tropicals. Three Plumerias; Several Cordyline fruticosa (Ti plants - the pretty deep burgundy ones); a small Bearss Lime; Couple of Pineapples; and assorted potted house-plants that I stick around the yard during the warm season (palm trees, spider plants, Dracaena, etc.). I've started some cherry tomato seedlings indoors - Tiny Tim and Micro-Tom - that I'll move out there - once they get bigger. No clue what's gonna happen with them (this is my first attempt at "experimentation" w/my new GH so I have no great expectations for the toms!) And, come springtime, I'll probably add a heating mat and try to start some seedlings in there (If I can find any space, that is! It's pretty jam-packed in there!). -Nancy