My experience is that they do come true. I winter sowed seeds from mine a couple couple of years ago. Germination was not great, and it took two years before they bloomed this year, but they were the same. The blooms were a bit small, but I guess they will grow large like the parents as the years go by.

Since most people are able to post pictures in the regular Discussion Forum now, people rarely look at or need to use the Gallery. I think the Gallery was developed before people were using PhotoBucket (or similar). I'm not saying the Gallery is BAD! Just a bit outdated.

I'm sorry, sable! I don't get reply posts sent to my inbox so if I space a thread I won't know if anyone's replied. Well, if you think about the coming water crisis as the earth warms, Arizona will look less and less attractive, IMO. Some predictions have folks moving en masse to areas like the Willamette Valley and western WA where there's less of a shortage of moisture :) Interesting theory about Teri, too. I'm thinking if I were in her position, if I'd been treated decently and offered 9 mil, I'd probably take it. But if people had treated me the way they treated her, I'd say sod off to any bids those condescending sobs deigned to toss my way. I could easily see myself thinking "after all the bs I've taken from you, now that you think it might be valuable you're running to me with insulting lowball bids. Nice try." awm, re realities of family life -- it sure isn't how I grew up, but then again my parents were pretty nonexistent in my childhood. I'm imagining DD will get to talk to her therapist about how Mom was always repainting or remodeling or tiling something in the house LOL...

Would never have known! Terrific!