Back online. I hope to participate in the 2020 version of the Secret Santa swap, if it's happening. Meanwhile, I'm also back to running a swap that I've hosted for about a decade. As for the Japanese "White" Cherry, so far I've heard mostly about people getting red boat-shaped beefsteaks. I got those on a couple of plants. And, I also got a round white cherry on another plant. Hopefully more plants next year from 2019 and 2020 seed, in an attempt to match the Japanese White Cherry of 2019.

My wish list: 1. Asclepias verticillata 2. Bulb/corm/rhizome forming plants with pretty flowers or foliage and that are hardy in zone 8- such as Gladiolus (small flowered and older cultivars preferred; have communis, ‘Atomic) named Crocosmia cultivars (Falling stars aka aurea, Solfaterre, Little Redhead, newer hybrids, any yellow), Cypella, Japanese iris (Iris ensata; prefer double flowered), Candy Lily (aka Iris domestica aka Belamcanda and hybrids with Pardancanda) named cultivars only, such as ‘Hello Yellow’ or ‘Jungle Colors’( I have the orange, speckled species), Angel’s fishing rod (Dierama), dwarf or streaked Irises, Bulbine abyssinica 3. Petunias, Supertunias,Calibrachoa (million bells), any 4. Sweet peppers (any; looking for fish peppers, shishito) 5. Agastache rupestris, cana, Arizona, hybrids 6. Balloon flower Astra Double any color 7. Begonia any 8. Berlandiera lyrata (chocolate flower) 9. Columbine (large flowered, spurred) 10. Cuphea 11. Dianthus (perennial) 12. Lewisia 13. Marigold (any) 14. Vinca (annual only; Catharanthus rosea) 15. Zinnias (Zahara, Profusion, Magellan, large flowered, threadleaf, or prairie zinnias (perennial in my zone (8)) 16. Melampodium paludosum or leucanthemum (aka Blackfoot Daisy) 17. Crambe (sea kale; cordifolia or maritima) 18. Salvias-perennial in zone 8 (such as reptans, penstemonoides, pozo blue, Caradonna) 19. Cosmos (any short variety) 20. Antirrhinum hispanica or braun blanquetti (perennial snapdragons) 21. Farfugium/Ligularia aka leopard plant 22. Heat/drought/sun or shade tolerant shrubs or perennials (z 8) with good foliage or flowers preferably distasteful to deer. Seeds for any plant sold by High Country Gardens. No ornamental grasses or purple coneflowers, please 23. Corydalis (fresh seed) 24. Gaura 25. Zauschneria (California fuschia) 26. Flowers that attract hummingbirds 27. Scutellaria suffrutescens, or ‘Dark Violet’ 28. Delosperma any 29. Your favorite perennial or annual Thanks, Susan

I joined the swap before the deadline but forgot to post my list. Here it is: Gaura: Sparkle White, Whirling Butterflies, Crimson Butterflies, Rosy Jane Salvias: Amistad, Caradonna, Pozo Blue, reptans, penstemonoides, sinaloensis, chaemadroides, darcyi-any salvias that are hardy in zone 8 Scabiosa-perennial (Fama, Butterfly Blue etc) Sedum- Sunsparkler series, Touchdown series, Marina, Mr. Goodbud, Thunderhead, Thundercloud Abutilon megapatmican (hardy) Heliopsis: Burning Hearts or Bleeding Hearts Shasta Daisies: Real Series, yellow/cream colored, or dwarf Bergenia Snapdragons-tall annual snapdragons, or perennial snapdragons Maianthemum (false Solomon's seal) Belamcanda "Hello Yellow" Pardancanda (any) Melampodium paludosum (annual) or leucanthum (perennial) Gladiolus-dalenii (parrot gladiolus) or other small flowered or species glads Dianthus Romance series, any hardy Dianthus Nepeta "Neptune", "Cats Pajamas', 'Little Trudy' or any tidy cultivar Petunias Japanese Iris or other species Irises, Euphorbias (any ornamental) Penstemon pinifolius Geraniums-perennial only Coleus (any) Perennial or annuals that will grow in clayey soil and tolerate heat-for sun or shade

Thanks. You make me feel like an even ruder toad, as I'm unable to individually thank those for the cards and seeds. The last few months have been a whirlwind of envelopes, bubble mailers, seeds, packets, addresses, cards, wish lists, etc... scattered about, lost, found, misplaced again, under piles and piles of the above. I haven't been able to sort things out here, I can only somewhat organize what goes out the door. ;)