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HAVE: Updated list and zone 5 ideas/info for you! :)

cheerpeople
18 years ago

I have these left.

Please see my wish list for trades I'm looking for.

Seeds I have to trade:

UPDATED Feb 06

Amaranthus love lies bleeding (green)

catananche -cupid's dart (P)

corn ' mini rainbow' and a black/yellow type

Cosmos 'bright lights'(A)-orange

" 'cosmic cosmos"(A) dbl dwarf-orange

Datura 'black currant swirl' mixed with double purple (identical)

Eupatorium 'chocolate'(P)chaffy

larkspur (a) blue

nigella (love in a mist) dwarf dbl blue and single blue

Hollyhock chatter's white (dbl)

" 'Nigra' single black

" 'Peaches n Dreams'- peach double (p)

Ricinus castor bean. tall green leaf, 'carminceta', and pink pod (darkish leaf) (A)

Salvia sp. ex. pamirs (P)

salvia 'transylvanica'(P)

salvia 'victoria' blue(A)

all salvia trades come with chaff.

sysrinchium -blue eyed grass (p)

the below are just in from a swap:

These are perennials

joe pye weed

malva bibo feldho - must be mispelled-no info

hibiscus

blue flax

balloon flower-blue

dames rocket

annuals/tropicals/bienneial



love lies bleeding

bright lights cosmos

tall yellow marigold

dill

lt pink hollyhock

mimose quadrivalvis- cat's claw

datura stramonium 'tatula'

nigella

agrostemma gracilis 'mila's queen'

This list would be a lot longer but I keep giving away my seed as bonuses!

Here are things I am growing and they are listed in the order in which they bloomed for me: This is not actually a trade list-although I might have some of these available.

Maybe it will give you an idea.....

Starting with the first things to bloom and going to the last one.

for my zone 5a garden. (A) = annual P = perennial B = biennial

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BRUNIFOLIA - draba, (P) groundcover, 1-2" tall, bloooms yellow-

mar16-approx 3 weeks. full sun, slow grower

SCILLA SIBERICA - siberian squill, bulb, 2" tall, blooms blue-

April 1 for 1-2 weeks, can be sown in lawn and mowed later. full sun

IRIS RETICULATA - dwarf, (P) 3-5" purple blooms, April 12 for 3

weeks . full sun

'VON SION" heirloom daffoldil-, bulb 10" yellow April 13- for 10

days. full sun

RED BUD TREE, 4 ft tall now, pink april 13 for 23 days .full sun

CROCUS bulb yellow 2 " tall. a few days full sun

FORGET ME NOT- 5" tall, (P)? true blue, April 13- and still blooming

on July 1! Part sun

ALYSSUM SAXATILE COMPACTUM - BASKET OF GOLD, yellow, 12" tall, (P)!!

blooms second year from seed. April 16 for 35 days. full sun

GRAPE HYACINTH - bulb, blue, 4" tall, full sun or part sun, nasty

grassy foliage. April 16 for 25 days

DWARF IRIS- unnamed purple and white - 10 " tall, April 20 for 30

days full sun

CAMASSIA- bulb with lovely purple flowers - 18" sun- april 23 for

20 days

May flowers

May 5 'DROPMORE SCARLET HONEYSUCKLE"- 12 ft + on 5 yr old plant- orange/yellow, (P) vine sun still blooming- 3-4 months, don't do cuttings- layer to propagate.

May 7 'SAMOBOR' GERANIUM (P) 18" in bloom. noteworthy dark variagation on leaves- dusty pink, blooms 4 weeks, sun- part shade, not exceptional

may 10 IRISH MOSS, (p) groundcover 1" tall, white, sun- part shade, slow grow, 3-4 weeks

may 11 'PURPLE SENSATION' ALLIUM, 2 weeks purple ball flowers 24" tall bulb (p)- can be dried, sun , seeds viable, will make new bulbs slowly

May 11- WOOD POPPY 'FLORE PLENA'PAPAVER - strange bushy plant with double yellow blooms. I've seen wood poppy in shade, mine is full sun (P) self seeds a lot!, still blooming 8+ weeks

May 11 - CERASTIUM, SNOW IN SUMMER (not snow on the mtn). gray fuzzy leaves, white flowers, pleasant mound, sun, dry soil ok, 8" at most- quick to spread, 5 weeks

May 11- DWARF YELLOW BEARDED IRIS (P)1 week- think I'll yank it!

May 12 BLACK COLUMBINE with double flower, 3 weeks, part shade. black flowers 18"tall blooms second yr from seed

May 12 'GLADIATOR' ALLIUM, taller lighter purple than purple sensation, sterile seeds, will make new bulbs slowly, 2 weeks

May 12 'MAY NIGHT' SALVIA (P) purple 24", will bloom first yr from seed, longest bloom for my of salvias- 4 weeks, - then cut back for 50% rebloom-still blooming- july 7

May 12 DIANTHUS- unnamed pink (P) grey /green foliage- which is the main reason I grow it. Tough, drought tol, sun, 4 weeks

May 17 BLUE COLUMBINE (P)- 2-3 weeks, part shade, drought tol. self seeds, blooms second yr from seed

may 17 GYPSOPHYLIA REPENS- creeping babies breath - white, 4 ", sun, drought tol. seeds viable , 4 weeks

May 17 COLUMBINE CANADENSE- native, yellow- red, pennant blooms, part shade, drought tol, also blooms second yr from seed, too tall - 26"-

DIANTHUS 'TINY RUBIES'(P) pink pom-pom blooms 2 -3 inches tallBlooms May 19- for 2 weeks Full sun

DIANTHUS 'FLASHING LIGHT" (P)(walmart) hot pink 2 inches plant and 4 inches blooms, blooms may 19- for 2 weeks. prostrate plant with darker leaves- a splendid dainthus for tumbling over rocks...

DAISY (P)- shasta maybe, blooms may 19 for 7 weeks altho tapers off after 4 weeks. Very self sowing and spreads quickly.will compete against crab grass!

VARIAGATED BEARDED IRIS. (P) Hold var. color all season. Full sun. I have several types and they all bloom the same color- light purple and same time, may 19 for 2 weeks. The aroma of grape jelly is TO die for!! I have an unnamed one plus, : iris pallida 'Aureo-Variegata'and Iris 'Variegata (Zebra- striped sweet iris) Bearded iris for me have had trouble with bacterial root rot with our soggy springs, I haven't had this problem with this iris however, don't put it in a wet spot.

CLEMATIS "Guillain Blades' (P) vine white 3 inch blooms may 19 for 3 weeks the has cool hairy seed swirls. mine is part sun would be taller if I taught it to climb- label says 12'

COLUMBINE (P)- pink may 19 for 4 weeks, 16 inches, part sun- blooms in 2 yrs from seed

NEPETA(catmint) 'walker's low' (P) light purple may 19th and still going 7 weeks later. full sun, drought tol, collects bees that act drunk on it. shorter at 20 inches but give it room- 4 ft across! I cut mine back last year and was sorry- it took so long to rebloom- I'm going to leave it this year. propagates by seed but quicker by division.

GERANIUM'Brookside and Johnson's blue- (P) I can't see any difference in these two.Neither are truelly blue.

sun, floppy so I have them propped by neighboring plants so this way they are 2 ft tall. may 20- and still going so 7 weeks+

SIBERIAN IRIS 'Caesar's brother' (P) purple)only 2 weeks of bloom starting may 25, but the foliage makes it one of my favorite 'grasses'. Less fuss than bearded iris. Grows 24 + inches tall.visitor's favorite. Divides well and fills in quickly.

DAYLILY'stella de oro' gold/orange(P) longest bloomer of daylilies 20" may 27 and still going on a few plants- 6+weeks can be seed grown but quicker by division .part sun to full sun. Thinking about trying in full shade- anyone tried it?

SALVIA'Blue Queen' (p) self seeds. sun 20" height and 3-4 ft across after a couple yrs. purple/blue color. blooms may27 for 4 weeks.

TALL BEARDED IRIS 'superstition' called black but actually extremely dk purple. lost 60 to bacterial root rot. Too much 'fragrance' for vase. 2 ft blooms may 27 for only 5 days sun

Silene U Druetts ( P) may 27- still going mid July. White Dr. Suess flowers on groundcover.

Mine from seed bloomed after two yrs with all gray/green foliage,came from mom's and her's have variagated foliage. 3" tall. sun

SALVIA 'East Friesland' (P) redish/purple may 27 for 4 weeks. new and so short 14" sun

LINARIA (A) 'dwarf fairy mix' many colors, bloomed first, now full size mix in bloom ,sun, wintersow, may 28- july 6 weeks if you plant both types. 1 ft to 18"

LEMON LILY DAYLILY. These were 3 ft tall blooms with 18 " foliage but new to my garden so bloomed .shorter. Lemon yellow, sun/part sun. Flowers appear to hover above foliage. May 28- 3 weeks

If you look at my member page you can link to my webshots for some pics of these gardens:)

Toodles

Karen

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