Cardinal flower was my first guess too. Karen, thanks for sharing the picture again. It is just beautiful. Did you save seeds from any of the coleus? I am overwintering some I had this year as an experiment, but I didn't get any of the dark burgundy ones, that would match my front door. You have a great eye for design, which I lack. I have to have my daughter help me, who knows nothing about plants, but has a designers eye. We're a great team! I brought in a Kong coleus and I think I will get some seeds from that, hopefully, if you would like to do a trade.

here's what i would do. transplant into a half a wine barrel anytime. or into a comparable size terra cotta pot. i would first drill a bunch of 1" holes on the bottom of the barrel for drainage, maybe 20 or 30. then put in a dozen or so golf ball to haas avocado size river rocks on the bottom for drainage. then mix 1 part high quality potting soil with 1 part high quality compost and the recommended amount of that citrus fertilizer that you have. some may think this is too much, but i do it all the time and my plants never burn. just watch the amount of citrus fertilizer and if you use chicken manure compost maybe put 1/2 part per 1 part potting soil. this should get it off to a good start. over the year or years you will lose soil through the holes, so try top dressing with compost as needed. do not over water and do not under water. if using a terra cotta pot you might not need so many rocks, wine barrels have a wide base...i would try that with any citrus in sf. good luck!

Plastic is not as sanitary as glass because it is porous and will hold bacteria. That is what I have heard. It is not recommended for wine making with the exception of the primary fermentation which is safely done in plastic pails. This process only lasts 3-5 days and then the wine should go into glass carboys for the rest of the fermentation process. When you think about the bacteria thing, though, aren't wooden barrels porous too? Although I think the big winemakers only use them 2 or 3 times before they are discarded and/or made into oak chips (for us to add to our wine kits!). Hope this helps.

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