Thanks so much for finding that info on the Scottsville Rose! I'd had no luck finding it in my search, and knew I recalled something about it being the oldest rose in Texas..... They really have some good things in that sale - Greg Grant [whose brother is my horse veterinarian - talented family!] is always coming up with some new and interesting plants. I have a Pink Marechal Niel [hope to see it bloom this year] and a climbing sport of Belinda's Dream, now called Farmer's Dream. Hope it blooms this year - Greg thinks its a once bloomer only, but foliage is really healthy looking. This year they are offering Fragrant Snowflake Rose, a single of the white banksia double one, Queenie rose - a rambler [wichuraiana], Thousand Beauties Rose [Tausendschon], Big Momma's Blush Tea Rose and Satin Cream Tea Rose - cant wait to get my hands on every one of them! I will post photos of them as soon as they bloom. If any of you all are within driving distance of the sale - April 5 - you REALLY should try to make it. Its really a hoot - they make you stand back of a long plastic ribbon until the exact stroke of 9am....there is a blue grass band from the college that starts playing Foggy Mountain Breakdown when the sale starts - the announcer begs everyone not to run over the helpers [people tend to stampede, its like the Oklahoma land rush], there are hundreds of people, all dragging various contraptions to haul plants in - rain or shine, there is a huge turnout. I wouldn't miss it for anything! I pore over my list for days, then print it out. I have 2 hard core plant friends that come with me - I load my golf cart up and bring it with me - I can haul more stuff on it and its a really long walk to get from the parking area to the plant sale. We have this wagon we pull behind the golf cart. We usually go the day before and find out where everything is that we want - we are always there early to get up at the front of the line. This is one of my absolute must do things of the year - they have one in fall too. Plus.....the Mize Azalea Garden, when in full bloom [who knows when that is going to be this year!] is unbelievable! Then in fall, the Japanese Maples are a sight to behold. I have some good photos somewhere of both seasons that I will try to find and post. I wonder if anyone has this Scottsville Rose, never heard it mentioned. Once mine gets going, I would be happy to share cuttings with anyone that wants them - same with the other roses. Judith

The full name is tabernaemontana divericata, aka "Cape Jasmine," but I've never heard it called a dwarf jasmine, it's usually 4-6' high in a container. The good news is that its much easier to grow than gardenia species, the bad is that the fragrance is nothing like as strong as a gardenia, either. It likes at least a few hours of direct sun a day, up to full sun but be careful of midday sun in summer, it may burn the leaves. Let it dry out only slightly between watering, and it likes acidic soil, so extra peat moss and a light dose of fertilizer for acid-loving plants helps too. It blooms on new growth, so don't prune it too hard, but leggy stems can be cut back to force growth to branch and create more leads. It tends to get mealybugs in winter, so a fan or other means of getting some air movement helps, as does spraying. Hope this helps, it's a great houseplant if you can give it the right conditions! Jim

Nope, that's not it. The Black Jack is definitely a philo, it has long slender dark green leaves and bright red stems. I'll try to get a picture. I did find a picture of the pincushion on the web, but the "red emerald" part of the name is not part of it, but it's the same plant. I find myself wondering now if the students aren't hybridizing and naming their own things. Lori Here is a link that might be useful: someone else with pincushion philo

Thanks, tmac and bellarosa! tmac, I have been out of town for the last few days, and I just came back home. On my way back from the airport, I stopped by Lowe's and found the 1 gallon pot of F&E RED! I thought that I must come and post this for you, only to see this post! I guess Lowe's has a better deal then, at $14.99! However, I was hoping to get a larger plant though... sigh... let me wait a little bit... bellarosa - please post a pic! I am dying to see that red bloom!