Ive harvested a few honey jar, contorted so, sugar cane, And shihongs. tiger tooths are almost ready. The jujubees seem to be 2-3 weeks earlier than normal. Winter delights seem to be about the earliest.

I had never heard of JuJube, other than Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver, asking "You have any Jujus? They last longer." I got to looking to read more about them. If the name "Jujube" wasn't funny enough for a fruit, then I found that latin name of "Ziziphus" is shared with one of the Lazuli Mob on "Meerkat Manor", which is my favorite show of all times after "The Wire". I could not find anyone selling the Winter Delight variety, but some sellers had unnamed varieties for sale for about $40 Some eBay sellers have JuJube seeds for sale. I just bought 6 seeds for $3 including shipping. I don't know what variety, but it wasn't much money to waste. If you are as interested as I was and want to read more about Jujube fruit, here is the wikipedia link for Ziziphus zizyphus Jujube http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube I love odd fruits that we don't normally see in the grocery stores in the U.S. The Jujube fruit are one of the coolest I've seen since I read about Jabuticaba earlier this spring. They look like muscadines that grow on the trunk of the tree rather than on the tips of branches like most other fruit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabuticaba That still leaves a cold hardy Mayhaw on my list of uncommon fruit I'm looking to grow.

Grevillea victoriae is likely the species referred to. It is arguably the hardiest for this area and I know of several NW GW members that grow this plant (Ian, chime in please!) and have for a number of years. I just recently (September) acquired one, still in a container. I moved it indoors into a protected location well before our recent bout of cold weather but it is looking definitely peaked at the moment :-) I am fearful but hope for the best. Mercer Island, because it is surrounded by the temperature moderating effect of water, should offer a pretty suitable environment - Colvos Creek Nursery on Vashon (similar situation) has been growing and offering this plant for years. I'd still look for a somewhat protected location with reflected heat, especially if full winter blooming is desired. FWIW, there are other winter flowering plants that will attract hummers and perhaps be easier - certainly hardier - than Grevillea to grow. My Mahonia 'Charity' is in full bloom right now and visited often by hummers. Soon, witch hazels and winter blooming honeysuckles will add to the offerings. Here is a link that might be useful: Grevilleas for the PNW

Beautiful colours Bill. Almost looks like a sea Anenome waving it's tentacles aruond. chas