clematisintegrifolia, davidrt28 mentioned earlier in this thread (actually more than a year ago) that he "[grew] them for ages on the East Coast, zn 7." It wasn't clear to me, either, whether he meant that he grew the true Angel's Fishing Rod (Dierama pulcherrima), or other species or varieties of Dierama. I've heard anecdotally of people here in North Carolina growing D. pulcherrima, but I haven't seen it myself firsthand outside of the West Coast either. I do encounter other dieramas here from time to time, though, and they seem to do pretty well in a sunny, reasonably well-drained location. In fact, there are a couple of very nice large, flowering clumps of a couple different kinds of dieramas that have prospered for a few years in the Geophyte Border right here in Raleigh at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum (or at least they were there last summer, I haven't been back to see how they're looking after the rough winter we had). So, yes, they can be grown in areas other than the West Coast, at least sort of. But realistically, they'll never be the magnificent mainstream garden staples here the way they are out there.

I have Lupins and delphinium sprouts,lots of them.Not sure if they will bloom or even survive but maybe if I plant them in the shade.?What cha think?It gets so hot and humid here and they do better in cool weather,right?I have settled for larkspur,love that plant too and have seedlings popping up everywhere.Hopefully,the sprouts look very healthy. moonphase

Hi, I'm interested in 5-10 seeds of the following which are listed in order of importance to me. Hope you'll find SOMETHING in my seed list of value to you. Quite an impressive list you already have. Brugmansia Charles Grimaldi, Versicolor Peach & Moonflower Datura metal double purple & Wrightii Regal Alcea Hollyhock doubles Passiflora incarnata,quadrangularis,ligularis TY-Sandy

Hi again, If you are interested in some of my seeds, please give me your trade list and your email address so that I can contact you. I am not interested in SASE. I donate most of my extra seeds to my "Seeds for Classrooms" program that I arranged with the local school board and schools (6,000 pkg a couple months ago). Other extra "useful" vegetable and herb seeds get donated to disaster relief organizations. Hope to hear from you about your seeds for zone 3 hardy and interesting perennials and shrubs. Happy Gardening