My Mom loved Butterflies. I planted a Butterfly Garden a year ago last Fall...my first attempt at gardening of any kind. It doesn't get enough sun to support most nectar plants (host plants do okay) so I've had to plant a LOT of pots to get sun. It started out with me just putting in some Tulips my father tried to grow for my mother and couldn't for 30 years because the deer/rabbits ate them. I wanted to give them back to him so I plant bulbs and spray the life out of them with repellant. After that I became determined to attract butterflies and it's grown from there. Hard to find things critters don't eat but manage many plants with variety of protection methods. Did your father fly a B-52 in Europe during WWII? If so, Flanders Poppies are a natural symbol of that. Native American lore is full of Hummingbird references so maybe you could plant some things with nectar for Hummers. http://hummingbirdworld.com/h/native_american.htm Annual salvia (coccinea) was a big hit and Agastache of many varieties as well. Mixed in with some smaller native grass (Little Bluestem) it would be a pretty Hummer retreat. Deer browse the bluestem so I don't have it. :( The Hummingbirds fly just like your Dad did! Besides "hummer" plants you can use other native flowering plants. The 'Native American Seed' site is linked from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Their prices are very high but you can go through their seed offerings to get an idea of what native american flowers you might grow and then hopefully find the seed cheaper somewhere else. I've seen things like annual Texas Blue Bonnet (lupine), native red Columbine, annual/perennial Coreopsis, Gaillardia (Indian Blanket), Mealy Blue Sage, etc. on the seed rack in food markets and box stores around here so some are readily available. That Indian Paint Brush is said to look very pretty with the Texas Blue Bonnet as they bloom about same time in their natural habitat. It's a beautiful thing...gets me rambling too much. Here is a link that might be useful: Ideas for Native American Flowers

Thanks all for the kind words and suggestions! Lucy, You are so sweet and thanks again for the card! Karen, I do have a bleeding heart in a container as they don't grow well in the ground here. I do love the plant! Thank you! Daniella, I will add the Snow on the Mountain to my list. That may work! Thanks! Collielover, I am sorry to hear about your dogs too. That is an interesting idea of planting flowers the colors of the dogs. Both of mine were blond. I do have a couple of yellow flowers on Kalei's garden. Kylie, I also have the Snow Queen and thought that will be perfect to put on her garden. I looked up the zone last night and it is not hardy here. Mine is in a container and very small, but I love it! It has not bloomed yet. The Rock Rose looks like a great plant but from what I can tell it is not hardy here either. Thank you for offering you are so generous! Ryan, I would love to treat myself to my favorite nursery! Unfortunately we have very few nurseries left in Tulsa and with minimal selection. How I miss the plant nurseries we used to have. I buy most of my plants on Ebay. Checked my favorite sellers and didn't see anything. If anyone knows of any good websites to list part sun plants by zone I would appreciate it. I only found a few sites. Here are some of the plants I am thinking about, but will need to find a source for them. Acanthus mollis (Bears Breeches) Brunnera macrophylla (Jack Frost) BLETILLA STRIATA - HARDY Orchid Jacobs Ladder variegated (touch of class) Lamium (purple dragon) Thanks again...I will keep searching as I really want the memorial garden to be a tribute to Meilissa! Joyce

most likely.. andrew jackson.. being a named cultivar.. will not come true from seed ... but i am sure you will enjoy your very unique hosta .. ken ps: where did you get seed from it.. i cant find it for sale???

Thank you all for your help. Here is what my list looks like now: Have: grape hyacinth jonquils (these are very special to me because my neighbor who passed away in November grew them) Siberian Iris 'Super Ego' dianthus firewitch flag iris daylilies (have a seedling that will be named after him and one called 'Big Smile') Casa Blanca lilies blue plumbago white peony coneflowers cosmos (seeds) Anemone 'Honorine Jorbert' will get: crocus hyacinth dutch iris asters asiatic lilies lacecap hydrangea (have a blue one I can root) knockout rose hardy hibiscus (may have seeds) mums (can root 'October Pinks' given to me by another neighbor who passed away from leukemia) I had never heard of Euphorbia griffithii before, it definitely looks nice. Would Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' be hardy there? This garden is in Georgetown, De.