I am sorry for a late response... Since posting this I actually have more plants available. I have a total of 30 so far. I am interested in trading. I am new to shipping plants so if you can pick up these and want them shipping please give me some advice on shipping. Thanks again.

Hello amosmc, I would love to trade for a bunch of these seeds. Please take a look at my list and pick an array of things you'd like in trade. I like bigger trades, pick a bunch. :) Thanks, and let me know if you're interested... Tina Here is a link that might be useful: My trade list

My sense of smell is very sensitive, and I can tell you that my Calycanthus has no fragrance at all, regardless of the humidity level. My shrub is mature -- maybe 8ft high now -- and each year I sniff and sniff at those blooms hoping for a whiff of what everyone says is heavenly. But each year, alas, nothing. I still love it though -- the blooms are cool as hell, and the foliage is always crisp and clean.

I live in north Texas now, but before 2002, I lived in Salem Oregon. Our yard had a huge hill with many interesting plants absolutely covering it. I also had six dachshunds. The first spring we were there, I was drawn to the vibrating bush about 6 feet tall near the top of the hill. So I crawled up there to see what it was all about. The dachshunds were yanking leaves off the bottom of the bush causing it to "vibrate". The plant had distinctive burgundy leaves with a little gold on the edges. Very primitive looking flower if you ask me. This variety had no odor at all. I wonder what drew the dogs to the plant initially. I guess the leaves are sweet. I looked it up on the Internet and discovered it was the Calycanthus Occidentalis because my main concern was whether or not it was poisonous to the dogs. Fortunately they were just munching on the leaves but the seeds are poisonous though; They contain Calycanthin and other alkaloids. According to a toxic plant list; animals given the alkaloids indicate that the animals suffered strychnine-like convulsions, myocardial depression, and hypotension. Had the lower leaves produced any flowers I would have pulled the plant from the yard. I would worry about tall dogs eating the wrong part.