Like orchard apples these vary in suitability by region, where you are will affect which are good candidates. One of the wholesale nurseries making multiple new introductions of these (including a whole series of dwarf ones) is Lake County in Perry, Ohio. You might want to click open the New Plants part of their web site and have a look at what they are promoting, then check retail sources for any that appeal. You may have to mail order if something has not become prevalent at local outlets.

Hi there, I am new to Garden Web. I am in love with brugmansias and am doing research to plant my very first! I am also in love with double pinks and am curious if anyone can advise me on a good one to grow in Oakland, CA, which has a Mediterranean climate slightly sunnier than San Francisco. (Rarely freezes, rarely hot). I'm looking for a light to medium true pink (no orange or other tint) with a great fragrance. I don't like the doubles with a lot of separation between layers. My garden is mottled shade. Would be grateful for any advice on varieties, sprouting seeds, other care tips etc. Thanks!

I don't have many pinks, and most of the ones I have look rose-ish or cream-ish here, despite what the registration info says. Maybe it's the soil. Maybe it's my definition of pink - because I offer as an excellent pink FLAMING BULL, by Bud Bennett: http://www.daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/detail.php?id=155209&name=Flaming Bull He registered it as rosy red; to me,it looks like a deep pink. Maryl, Bud Bennett is the hybridizer of WILD CHERRY WINE, too. He sends out paper catalogs only (no pictures in them), and these days (he's in his 80s), he has a relatively small number of intros per year, probably around six (?). I believe he hybridizes dips only, but I might be mistaken about that. He's a Region 3 hybridizer, and you'll probably find his plants mostly in Region 3 gardens. I think WILD CHERRY WINE is one of his best-known ones. If you want some of his plants, one source is Woodhenge Gardens; at least a year ago, I'm pretty sure Margo and Jim were listing some of his plants. I have to buy IN HOT PURSUIT and PARTY PINAFORE!

I grew a Julia child last year. Fantastic taste, low production. I also had brandywine that was very productive for me. My other brandywine from a different seed source was not as productive. Go figure. I saved seed form the productive plants but I did not bag blossomos so hopefully they are pure. I will probably know shortly after sprouting because they were grown away from any other potatoe leaf type. I have two garden plots, one in my yard and a community garden. I grew these in the community garden and no one else had potato leaf plants. So if the seedlings are potatoe leaf then they are pure.