Thanks everyone for the ideas and offer of seeds. I don't think I will try seeds. I do not like the suspense and the disappointment when they do not grow. I may order online or wait till spring. Two nurseries said next spring for the Wafer Ash. A third local nursery owner was so interested in what I had to say about Wafer Ash and Paw Paw that I typed up a sheet for her to use. I suggested she get these trees and post signs about the butterflies. She was very interested and believed that this would help her sales. I am planing to order the Paw Paws from England's Orchard & Nursery in Kentucky. http://www.nuttrees.net. I spoke to the owner and he was very knowledgeable. He says he can send them in October. I am not sure how close the trees need to be to each other to pollinate so I may need to call him again. I have actually never even seen a Zebra Swallowtail in my area but the Butterflies and Moths of North America site tells me they are here. Thanks again and Elizabeth when I get back to Cox I will look for you. My son loves to go to the butterfly house. Ann

Kath- I "think" Gonsolves means that this is the first fuchsia that can be grown all over the US and he didn't breed it- bred by the Suntory firm in Japan. I think PW is a subsidiary of Suntory in the US. Sorry hannah I don't think 'Papoose' or 'Winston Churchill' are part of the "Angels Earrings series"- and I think this is what is causing the confusion. The PW/Suntory company's marketing strategy seems to be a "series" of heat tolerant hybrid fuchsias - hence the name "Angels Earrings". The only cultivar names that I've found are: 'Cascading Angels Earrings', 'Dainty' and 'Snowfire'. The link of the PW website that Eclectic_Gardener gave above makes it even more confusing since they mix standard cultivars with the Angels Earrings "series". The three cultivars above seem to be the only real heat tolerant ones so far- hopefully there will be more in the future. As you can tell, PW likes to give their plants rather catchy names. Eclectic_Gardener: You might want to ask your favorite nursery if they can order them for you- if they carry other PW plants surely they can get the fuchsias too. I'm looking for 'Snowfire' myself.-- Frank

Thomas unfortunately the HEB by my house does not have anymore of them. Trust me everytime I go to HEB, I make sure to see if they have more. I have one more lime left at the house so I am hoping for some more seeds. The site that I listed on my post is the name of the farm that the finger limes I bought from HEB came from. it looks like you can order from them directly (the fruit that is) from them but you have to pay 14 bucks for the shipping. Prices are not bad, just the shipping is a bit high for some limes that do not weight that much. I also called uscitrusnursery.com and spoke to someone there that said they will start shipping outside their area in March. I plan to order one from them if they have the pink or red color finger limes. I already have 5 of the green ones and have another 11 seeds germinating. hoping to have at least 15 of these plants so I can share with all my friends and family. I am just not sure how long it will take before they start to produce fruits. because of this, I may buy one from uscitrusnursery if they are more mature and already have fruits.

Hi Anita, Was hoping someone else would jump in since I only have experience with one of the plants you asked about. We do have Scarlet's Peak Yaupon growing north of a fence and our neighbor's large live oak; so it's in full sun through most of the summer months and shaded to some degree at other times. It's now about 8 ft tall, which puts its growth rate at about a foot per year since we planted it in the fall of 2016. It's a very nice vertical accent and does reliably produce berries. Though the slender profile offers little potential for screening and it holds the berries close which keeps them less visible at a distance than other hollies. Those are at least a couple differences to consider when comparing with a female selection of weeping yaupon. We've purchased a couple very nice hard to find tree cultivars from Whitman Farms. They have a couple listings for Cotinus obovatus in the more shipable 1 gal size. Think you probably still have to call for shipping cost... an unfortunate expense, but was not as bad as expected or have experienced with other mail-order large plant sources. I agree it's better to stick with Texas lines for native plants, but for named cultivars or hybrids that are not readily available from local growers, will risk trying ones started in the PNW.