Hello Everyone, New to this perennial forum and I like this thread. I have re-arranged the nhbabs's list alphabetically (no spells checked). It would be nice if someone could add the common names and hardiness zones to individuals plants. Acanthus mollis Aconitum napellus Adenophora triphylla Aethionema schistosum fragrant Persian stonecress) Agastache 'Purple Haze' Allium (other than the 'Globemaster' types) Althea cannabina Anemonella thalictroides Anenome sylvestris (Snowdrop Anenome) Angelica gigas Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) Aruncus dioicus Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) Asclepsias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed) Asplenium scolopendrium- Hearts Tongue Fern Athyrium felix-femina - Lady fern Aucuba japonica, I think Baptisia australis (although hopefully that will change this year) Brunerra macrophylla Centranthus ruber (Jupiter's Beard/Red Valerian) Cephalaria Chelone obliqua, turtle head Cimicifuga 'White Pearl' Dictamnus albus (Gas Plant) - Dierama pulcherimma Disporum flavens - Korean fairybells Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star) - Dracocephalum rupestre - Dragonhead. Eremurus Filipendula alba Filipendula elegantissima Filipendula purpurea Filipendula rubra Galax urceolata Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff) Gaultheria procumbens. aka Wintergreen Gaura lindheimia Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian) Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) Gilenia trifoliata (AKA Porteranthus) Gillenia trifoliata - Bowman's Root. Hepatica rotundifolia & acutiloba Hyssopus officinalis Incarvillea arguta Iris cristata (Crested Iris) Kirengashoma palmata Knautia macedonica Lathyrus vernus - spring vetchling Lespedeza Leucosceptrum japonicum Lewisia cotyledon Limonium latifolium Macleaya cordata, plume poppy Malvaviscus drummondii (or M. arboreus) - Turk's cap mallow Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) Morina longifolia Mukdenia (AKA Aceriphyllum) rossii - Crimson Fans. Nepeta subsessilis Oenothera missouriensis Paxistma canby Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus' Persicaria affinis 'Border Jewel' Persicaria campanulata Persicaria 'Crimson Beauty' Persicaria 'Firetail' Persicaria polymorpha Petasites varigated Phuopsis stylosa Polemonium reptens (Jacob's Ladder) Rabdosia longituba Ranunculus aconitifolius 'Floro Pleno' Ranunculus constantinopolitanus 'Plenus' Ranunculus ficaria Rehmannia alata Rheum palmatum, ornamental rhubarb Rubus pentalobus Rudbeckia maxima Salvia 'Wild Thing', 'Ultra Violet', Black Cherry' Sanguisorba menzii Sanguisorba obtusa( Japanese burnet) Sanguisorba officinalis(greater burnet) Sanguisorba tenuifolia Sanguisorba'Lemon Splash' Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata'- Water Figwort. Selinum Shortia galicifolia Silene "Prairie Fire" Solidago Fireworks- Goldenrod Spigelia marilandica, Indian Pink or pinkroot Strobilanthes Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy) Thalictrum aquilegefolium, meadow rue. Thalictrum delavayii Thalictrum rochebrunianum Trillium Uvularia grandiflora - Merry Bells. Uvularia grandiflora - merrybells Veronica spicata 'Purpleicious' Veronicastrum virginicum - Culver's Root Zaluzianskya ovata (night phlox) Zizia aptera - Golden Heart Alexander

Hi John, So glad the Oscar seeds are performing well for you. The seedlings I've transplanted into the garden are really taking hold now. I used homemade compost mixed with the garden soil when I planted them and they are really growing strong this season; nice strong stems already. Another forum member recently explained to me the difference between Gomphocarpus physocarpus aka Hairy Balls and Gomphocarpus fruticosus aka Cotton Bush, both S African plants. I'd simply lumped both into the same general growing habits but she told me the 'Cotton Bush' is a bit smaller, with more willow like leaves and consensus is the roots should over winter in my growing zone and come back in the spring. My last year's Oscar hasn't come back from the roots so I'm going to also try the 'Cotton Bush' this year and see how it does here. I guess, for your growing zone, they might both be considered annuals. I'll let you know how the 'Cotton Bush' does; it might be something you would want to try. Mary

Hi ctnchpr, Just curious if your plants set any seed pods this year and if so will any be available? I got a few of last years seed through Jeff but no germination. I was dissappointed as I had seed from others that all(3 each) germinated. I would really like to get some seed pods from your plants as they seem to grow so well. Thanks, Mark (wildflowerman_2000)

Hello Milkweed folks, I will be posting the availability of the Asclepias variegata seed from ctnchpr later today on the new MILKWEED FORUM. I wanted to give folks on this thread a little advance notice before I post on the other forum. I have 24 packets of 25+ seeds each to distribute. These seed will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis. The viability looks like it will be low-hence the large number of seed in each packet. Please respond to my private email and NOT on this thread. Those that do use this thread will slip to the bottom of the list. My email address is : wildflowerman_2000@yahoo.com . Please put "Redring Milkweed" in the subject line. Those emails arriving with no subject line will be automatically deleted for security reasons. Happy Sowing!! Regards, Mark (wildflowerman_2000)