The seed starting mix didn't appear to be soil. I think it was more pete moss. The generic stuff was definitely at least part soil. It was nearly black and had a funny almost chemical smell to it. I have zero experience with soils so I did not know if that was normal. If I remember right, the bag was labeled as "General Potting Soil" and below that it said it was Topsoil. Which did confuse me, as I thought there was a difference between the two...

Thanks! As for I.D., I didn't make notes. According to my map, in the upper left corner is Sacred Drummer, to the right of that is, in order, Paper Butterfly and Forbidden Fantasy (the purple one), At the top right is Becky Lynn, with Chireno below that. Mister Lucky is in the forefront at the bottom. Nancy

If you're interested in not adding invasive plants to your garden, please be careful about the advice in some of the books geared towards wildlife. Of the books mentioned here, I've only read "Noah's Garden", which I also recommend, and "The Naturalist's Garden" by Ruth Shaw Ernst. The Naturalist's Garden" gave me some good ideas, but also included on its lists of recommended plants Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Rosa rugosa, and Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica). As far as I remember there was no mention of a possible problem of invasiveness. I've seen the same thing in quite a few other books, both those geared toward this topic, and general gardening books with lists of plants good for wildlife. I remember I liked "National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife" by David Mizejewski. Right now I've lent it to my SIL, so I can't check back to see how much "how to" information was there--I was more interested in plant ideas.

Rolling of leaves like hosta but persisting stubble may not be.