I have been doing some research on the Ae Ae Banana, only because I want one soooo bad!!! Any way I found out that Ae Ae is a cultivar, just like Raji puri, ice cream, Praying Hands are also different cultivars. So what you have is a varigated form of whatever banana it is that is coming up varigated. That is not to say it is not valuable, just that it is not an Ae Ae. I hope I do not upset anyone by posting this, because that is not my intentions. Ariel

Hi- Not that I am an expert in anyway, but this might get you started... The rostata may set seed (if you have hummingbirds). With heliconias, the seed will be in the colorful part of the flower- it will probably stick out a bit. It is ready to pick when it is blueberry blue. Wipe the blue part away, plant the whitish seed inside right away. It will take months to sprout. I have not tried rostrata seeds yet, but have a number of seedlings from other varieties, so it is possible. Heliconia seeds are most viable the fresher they are. I have had a lot of luck with ginger seeds too. The gingers will set seed- where the seeds are located depends on the variety. Torch ginger seed pods are easy to see, (big pods right on the flower head), other types you have to look around inside the dead flower for them. Of the 4 varieties I have tried, all have sprouted in 1 month. I assume fresher is better, but I tried 1 type after the flower head was dried and they still sprouted. Hope this helps, Gwenn

A new plant that I acquired is a great cut flowers. The plant is called Jatropha, they didn't give me the scientific name, just the genus. I bought the last two plants, as well as the two sample cuttings of flowers. A week and a half later, the flowers is still looking good, and I placed it outside where it recieve afternoon sunshine! Here is one of the two plants I bought: Perhaps I'll take a picture of the two flowers tomorrow.

Hello, I would love to have some Black Stem EE's. I have lots of Variabilis and Richard Wallace cannas to trade. Please let me know if you're interested.