Here is my wish list.. clary sage hops kava kava krishna or rama tulsi Baptisia tinctoria ashwaganda.. Withania somnifera Lycium chinensis or barbarum Hibiscus sabdariffa Lamb's Ear

To me, this is such a stunning plant when it is in full bloom. And, the Bumblebees absolutely adore it, too. I always get tons of Sleepy Oranges on it. Cloudless Sulphurs are kind of iffy here in the city - some years I get some and some years I don't. Didn't get any this year. I grow mine in a huge wooden planter that is about 4' tall and 4' long and wide. It has never reseeded or anything, so to me it is well-behaved, unlike the Xmas Cassia, or Senna bicapsularis that I grow. Xmas Cassia is not winter hardy here, but it reseeds....prolifically! It really got out of hand this year, and next year I'm gonna have to watch that I don't let too many seedlings take off. Great photos, Bob! Susan

I am off to the local nurseries this morning. I am going to take a chance and get the Lemon BES. It might rain this afternoon, so decided that today is my "shopping" day. I hate shopping. So hard to make up my mind. Many times I come home with plants completely different than what I planned to buy! Steven...hopefully I will have better luck. I'm sure if you were to plant it again, it would grow great for you! Your yard is just beautiful now and you have amended your soil a great deal! (Especially the back yard) :-) Bloominganne....yes I had planned to plant 2 clematis on it this year. Had checked with the nursery last fall to see if they were going to get in more Kivistic clematis, as last year they lost their grower. Yup, they would be getting some in. So I waited....then I stopped last week on Monday and they had come in late Friday and SOLD OUT over the weekend. So now it is another year to wait as I have not had good luck with mail order clematis. Memo...thank you. Yes, DH is really a sweetie. He has a few project he wants to work on this summer. One is to hang the 1859 bronze bell (we purchased last year) in a corner bed in the front of the house. He is thinking about building a brick arch to hang it in. Hopefully it won't grow legs and walk off that way! party_music....the plants at the nursery are quite good sized and are blooming beautifully. So...fingers crossed. The picture above was taken on May 30, 2005 but not much has really changed. Just that the cedar has weathered gray on the obelisk. My peonies are all up with lots of buds. I expect them to be blooming in about 2 weeks. We have a very sandy soil that warms quickly in spring. I am finding that everything really gets an early start here. I usually start picking my strawberries on Memorial Day weekend. The lilacs are blooming now and I baked fresh rhubarb pie last week. Much different than the clay soil we had 160 miles north of where we live now. It is a joy to garden here.

They grow wild in many of the local parks. I live across the street from South County Park in Boca Raton and there are dozens of them growing there. Collect some seeds and grow your own for free!