Hi Barb, Am interested in Scrophularia marilandica (Figwort) and Trichostema dichotomum (Blue Curls). Please check my list to see if I have anything that might interest you. Let me know. Thanks Nancy

TYVM! Trichostema dichotomum seems a match. What a cute little native, and supposedly a true annual. I will try to flag some plants to gather seeds later.

The taller ones in your photo look about right to me. The others COULD be scabiosa. My trichostema didn't germinate this year, but I'll bet I have some reseeders around - have to go check now! :) Here is a link that might be useful: Trichostema dichotomum (Bluecurls)

Yes, Ron, I love blue curls. They grow around here already, but they're not very common, so I'm glad to get the seeds. I love the delicate intricacy of the flowers, and blue is my favorite flower color. On our last night before returning home from Georgia, we stayed in a hotel in Thomasville, GA. There were some plants that looked like they'd be butterfly favorites growing in a wet area close to our room, alongside cypress and willow trees, and the fact that they were blooming in late November impressed me. I suspected right away that they were Bidens alba, a plant that is supposed to be invasive, so I'd nixed planting it here before. But seeing that it mainly thrives in sandy soil, I'm thinking it might be limited by the heaviness of my soil. I took two cuttings, but them in a styrofoam coffee cup with a top to keep the water from spilling, brought them home, and put them in rooting containers. The cuttings have remained erect since I cut them, so maybe they'll root, even though my house isn't really warm enough to promote root formation. I'm thinking that this plant may be vigorous enough to root anyway. I took this picture of the flowers - The flowers were just too cute for me to resist. Sherry