While it lived I was prepared to live with it -- what else could I do? -- Robinia pseudoacacia is supposed to be toxic as well to other plants, and I was rejoicing because our new Chinese neighbors took theirs down (the birds plant them in the back yards hereabouts) in a frenzy of remodeling. But the big stump is still there -- a few feet from the property line, encased in concrete. I suppose the toxic roots are also still all over my yard. I have been weeding away suckers from the darn thing for years. I do worry that without lots of greenery we won't have so many birds. Years ago there were many many more different kinds, including indigo buntings and goldfinches. Alas. Thank God for Green-wood Cemetery, a bird elysium not too distant from here. Well, happily the locusts don't affect corydalis -- to bring things back to the thread -- nor dicentra which romps alongside its smaller cousin (I suppose they are relatives they seem to have so many affinities). Here is a link that might be useful: Green-wood

I've lost the blue ones in pots using quality potting soil and in the ground in several areas of the yard. My beds are clay that have been amended and top dressed with compost for years. Some of them have tree roots and some don't. I planted them near dicentras, ferns, hostas so they got similar water but none lived. Though the dicentras and ferns thrive. I have had hosta whither away to nothing over the years. I was at an open garden at Dan Heim's house this spring (owner of Terra Nova). He had the blue, yellow and white all over the place, all thriving. His lot is very shaded by trees. I made a joke about spending a fortune on his blue cultivars and he joked back thanking me for sending his child to college....;) He said they need good winter drainage.

I have (potted)some Trillium recurvatum, catsbaei, and grandiflorum. I was not posting them to exchange as I planned to keep them for local plant swaps. However, if you still have some T. decumbens and need any of the above, I am interested. I may have a source of T. underwoodii, but that is not definite yet. You are in a warmer zone and have lots of semi-tropicals listed. Most of my plants are from a slightly colder zone. I could get Clintonia, but I doubt that it would survive in your warmer zone. I was not reading this website last spring, so I missed your original offer. Trilliumflowerchild has revived it.

I just came in from my garden and was practically crying over what I thought was the loss of my Blue Panda. Then I came across this thread. I received my Blue Panda as a gift from an out of town friend who purchased it at a nursury in their home town. It was a big plant too. I couldn't find Blue Panda at any nursury in town where I am. I was thrilled with the surprise gift. I planted it on the north side of the house among my hosta. It was planted in moist rich soil. It got a little bit of afternoon sun from the west. It was doing "OK", not great, but I realize it was the first year. It seemed to get smaller and smaller and started looking a bit dry and ratty after a while dispite diligent waterings. It now looks completely dead. :( I'm in Z5 WI and it has been HOT in the 90's here in August. Lawns are parched watering couldn't keep up. In August, the afternoon setting sun from the west does hit my garden with the Blue Panda but by then my Joe Pye was big enough to shield it from intense rays. It now looks completely dead and dry and brittle. I am truly saddened by this. I was really excited to get a decent shade plant (or so I thought) that flowers blue. It also meant a lot to me since it was a gift from a friend and I thought I would enjoy the plant and the memories of friendship it would provide. I am going to cover with mulch the Blue Panda area in fall and hope that it will come back in spring. But I have the feeling it is a 'goner'.