hello im sorry it took me so long to reply i have been busy the past few days im glad you found what you where looking for ament and nottougly yes i would be willing to send you seeds if you send me a SASE and lastly i would love to see yor list ddkcat you can email it to me i may not be able to reply in the next 2-3 days as i am still busy thank you all and happy gardening

With regards to anything that reseeds being able to be wintersown, and this being my first year, I'm under the impression from the info I've read that not only do reseeding perennials do well with wintersowing, but an annual that reseeds will also do well. Since I'm on the 5/4 zone border often those "annuals" are plants that may be hardy only up to zone 6 or so, sometimes even zone 7, so the plant may die each year but the seeds will still germinate after the colder winters. Floodthelast, you can go to the FAQ and get a list of "hardy annuals" that do great wintersowing for that reason. If I'm wrong, please correct me! Still learning... Deanna

It's genetic I believe. I just bought Echinacea "All That Jazz" this year. The blooms on it have quilled petals too. Here's a link to it... Here is a link that might be useful: All That Jazz

I think those finches were pretty hopeful if they were still picking in April! Mine finish off the seed heads by the end of fall. Sometimes there are 2-3 finches fluttering around each plant. I LOVE to watch them eat those seed heads, they are right outside my kitchen and they are all over the echinacea, heliopsis and black eyed susans this time of year. I just have to pull some seedlings in the spring but you can tell they prefer the flower heads to all my bird feeders. What a bummer to have a garden with no birds. I grow dahlias for flowers to look at and cut, and the seed-heavy plants are there for the birds.