Great - like nothing I've ever seen. I'd like to ask too if Dancing Queen provided the pollen? Some people use the convention that the first variety named in the cross is the "mother" and the second the pollen provider, so I'm wondering about this one. Some of my DQs have a kind of stigma fused to the petals, but I've never had any luck pollinating a DQ flower. I do have several types though that set seed with DQ pollen, like this deep red Benfica crossed with DQ pollen. Geoff

Do one of you happen to have some seeds from those that you would like to trade? I got one last year when I lived in MI and loved it! It either died or didn't come up in time before I moved in May, I can't find them around here: ( Thanks, Vicky

Chad: bismarcks, royals, spindles, foxtails, Christmas all do fine in metro Orlando. Even this year which was coldest since 1996, the neighboring rural areas dipped as low as 15f, Orlando recorded an official low of 30. Heat island does a lot here. I have several coconuts growing happily on my tree in my back yard. Granted Coconuts and bottle palms will need protection from frost here in inland Orlando, the species I mentioned above really grow worry free for those within the orlando heat island canopy here.

im amazed u got seedlings. u have already won most of the battles. where did u get them from? i have found that a soilless germination mix works well for most seedlings. also, remember that natives have larger root systems than 'wimpy horticulture eye candy'. so sometimes it looks like its not growing whilst its filling up ur pot. i find QotP to be easy to transplant and divide. the roots are fiberous. froggy