My seed pods are drying out now, almost done. They're a light purple. What do you have? If you look at my trade list for last year, you'll see what I already have pretty much. I grew new varieties of things this year from trading seeds over the winter, but maybe you have something I don't have. Please e-mail me at AFinalWord@aol.com. Sometimes I don't get here every day, but I do check my e-mail a good bit daily.

I grow these from seeds I get from Wildseed Farms. Honestly my current garden has no good place for them so they are pretty short lived. At my last garden they did well where there was excellent drainage and not great soil. That memory and the fact that they are pretty easy to grow from seed keeps me trying. I have about 2 dozen little babies I got from winter sowing and am planting them all around to see if they find a place they like.

Beauts, tiffy! I WSed lupines back in 2004 or 2005; gave some away and they did well for their new owners. The ones I kept died. I so love the look of the plant that I think I'll give them another shot for myself. Yours are so pretty. 'Ragged Robin'? Nice-looking plant. Hmmm - are those inulas I spy in there? LOL! You should see my two sedlings - huge. I'm trying to dwarf them by keeping them too long in 16-oz. cups. Ha - it doesn't seem to be working. The columbines are gorgeous. They are in a "hot" bed?? What's the orange in the background? Please do try and post the pics of your columbines - you know that's one of my "great acomplishments" this year? I've got something like 27 seedlings of 'Nora Barlow' mixed, and I want every last one! PV

I have plenty of Lupine seeds now thanks to everyone.