kathy, be on the watch for wilt. When I lived in the Philadelphia area (very similar climates & soils, but slightly cooler) I planted a rugosa hedge which was glorious, and then a vascular wilt killed them. I suspect it was something like a Phytophthora infection, but I never had it checked out by a lab. I also didn't want to use fungicides on it. It's possible a soil drench would've saved them, but I wanted them because I thought they were going to require very little care. Not so, not in that climate and soil (also not a sandy one). My impression is that they sulk in hot sticky summer weather. They're ubiquitous up here in the Boston area and they grow quite nicely here.

Sasha - I sent you an email. Hopefully you got it! ----------------------------- Latest list of what is available: Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) Allium christophii (Star of Persia) Allium tuberosum (garlic chives) Asclepias curassavica (Tropical Milkweed) Astragalus (Vetch) Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily) Canna indica - green leaved variety Celosia 'New Look' Celosia 'Cockscomb' Clematis alpina 'Burford White' Datura 'Ballerina White' Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) Hosta - large green leaves & deep purple flowers Impatiens balsamina (balsam) Ipomoea (Morning Glory) - mixed colours Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Flag Iris) Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' Mirabilis jalapa (Four O'clocks) - yellow Rosa rugosum Silybum marianum (St. Mary's thistle) Soy beans BP

Have Mixican Petunias, Chinese Lanterns, Four Oclock seeds, Reseeding Petunias,(will bloom all summer) and come back next year. Would take what ever you wish to send me, as I have variety of flowers, but none of what you mentioned.

Update from April 2013: the plant just got its first bud (from the look of the fringe petals the color is likely to be red/pink). Here are a couple of pictures: 1. First bud 2. Full plant with a pack of fertilizer for scale About 3 years from seed to first bloom in close to ideal conditions (grown in a planter till this spring, good exposure to sun). Its siblings, still growing in hardpan clay under poor lighting conditions are not doing quite as well (no buds to be seen on any of them).