If you are in Camellia country (and it sounds like you are!), it may be an old cultivar. Hard to ID with hundreds (thousands?) of named varieties out there. Ask nurseryman for a rose-form double or formal double. And it's hard to tell how true the color is in this photo, BUT, you can probably find something very similar in 'April Kiss'. or 'Jacks', or 'Jerry Hill' - if pink or salmon. If you want something more red, you might try 'Spring Cardinal', Glen 40, Black Tie. Really the best time to buy japonicas is in early Spring at the nurseries (or as soon as they are in stock) when they are in bloom.

Hi Sue, Since regular quince are botanically in the rose family like apples and pears are, I'm going to assume the flowering quince are a relative of the regular quince which puts them in the same family. If I'm correct, the seed needs to stay moist in the fruit until ready to plant. When I trade key lime seeds which are seeds thst also need to stay moist, I take them out of the fruit right before I mail and wrap in moist paper towel which I place in a small baggie. I then instruct the trader that they must plant immediately. For quince I would also tell them that the seed should be winter sown. I'm assuming they need a cold period like other fruit seeds in the rose family. Oh and hacking them out of the fruit is you own problem, lol : ) Remy

Hello, Can some one tell me any winter/autumn flowering perennial or shrub which can be propagated from seed. Temp in our winter does not go beyond 5C. I am a beginner and want to sow something hardy which can be planted in a container and which could flower in its first year. also the temp in summer here can reach over 100F. Fragrance would be plus. Thanks.

artisticcheese: So where do I get those native plants if big box stores don't have them? The Collin County Native Plant Society keeps a pretty comprehensive list of area nurseries that carry natives at the following link. Can usually call to see if any stock (or will order) what you are looking for. Would also check with North Haven Gardens (nhg.com). On-line nurseries/ebay provide additional options. You can also buy/trade seeds as many natives are reasonably easy to start this way. There are several native plant sales held in the area during the spring and believe there is at least one somewhere around Dallas planned for this fall - anyone know? Narrow leaf esperanza is occasionally carried in Dallas, but can be hard to find - especially this late in the season. We ended up making a stop by Barton Springs Nursery during a trip to Austin for ours. High Country Gardens used to be a reliable on-line source for this and others, but they're sorting things out from their acquisition by American Meadows and you can't even tell if they still carry t. stans on their evolving website. Yuccado appears to have it in stock here. Here is a link that might be useful: Nursery list from NPSOT of Collin County This post was edited by bostedo on Thu, Aug 22, 13 at 12:31