Great thread! Thanks for adding all the info, Mara; your plants look VERY nice. I was going to mention the same thing, about propagation being done by seed, not from cuttings. I haven't tested that theory for myself but, looking at mine, I can't imagine making any cuts. The point where each branch meets the main stem is very thick. Most of the other Ascleps break into segments easily. In my experience with Ascleps, cuttings must be taken at the point of segmentation; any segment cut through the middle will die. Yours, Mara, are most likely 2 different plants, grown from seed. That means you can get some horns if they ever bloom together! I only have 1. Stush, I don't have much to add except that I grow mine in a sunny spot right next to my stacking Crassulas. It seems to like plenty of light.

We lived in Georgia when I was eight years old. Had a cool creek that ran through the backyard that my friends and I spent lots of time in, catching crawdads and throwing lily pads at each other. The first week of May I got horribly sick with what the docs guessed was an allergy. I couldn't breathe, even though I've never had asthma. My face turned very red and swelled to the point that I couldn't see. My hands swelled so much that they actually cracked and clear liquid ran from the cracks. It lasted for several days and then disappeared as suddenly as it came on. The following year it was back -- again in the first part of May. It was worse the second time and I ended up in the hospital, on oxygen and being pumped full of antihistamines. After asking tons of questions about anything new in my environment, the doctor finally told my mother that he believed I was deathly allergic to something that only bloomed during that time of year. His suggestion, besides documenting everything that I'd recently come into contact with, was to be GONE from the area well before the following May. Needless to say, we moved up North, and there were no more episodes until I went to an Easter Sunday service where the church was filled with blooming LILIES. The uncontrollable coughing started before we were even seated. Within five minutes I was having trouble breathing and freaking out. Mystery solved. I got out of there like my pants were on fire and my butt was catching! Nowadays I don't go to Easter services, or weddings, or funerals. I steer clear of the floral department in garden centers and grocery stores. No more lilies for me. For the record, I don't think I'm allergic to ALL types of lilies, but I have no plans to test that theory.

Check out this website (http://nextgenhome.com/) Townhomes LLC has built the homes for this show 2 years in a row and there is alot of info about the company and the owner at this website. I have seen these homes myself and think they were very nice and they seem to be pretty well built. I have personally built and restored homes for years. I'm getting ready to moved back to Jacksonville, Florida. When I moved there, I'm going to buy a Townhomes built house. I can't build a house this nice for the price. I was very impressed! I have also looked at the Jacobson Manufactured Homes and I really don't see much of a difference. Both seem to be quality homes. The man that owns the Townhomes company was employed by Jacobson Manufactured Homes before he started the company. They have only been in Biz for a short amount of time. (3-4 years) But all I have heard and seen is good. Oh' by the way... No I don't work for the company! LOL I live in Connecticut and was in Florida 4/2008 and was looking at many different homes. This is just my take on the homes I looked at personally.

Funny... I am doing the same thing now and coming up short on information on Hanover Hills. I believe they (the floors) are produced by Mohawk but marketed under a different name to all the different flooring stores.