Hi jfike: I'm in zone 10/SD too. I want to plant a solandra maxima along my fence, a top a hillside. However, the fence gets a lot of hot sun during the day and it's guite dry. I'm inland, so it's dry and windy too. It's a chain link fence, would I still have to tie it? Also, how much watering/fertilizing do you do? I may have to find a different vine for this location, if it's too dry and hot for a solandra. mike.

I've not been able to find very many pictures of these so that I can compare pictures. Each picture I found of each of them was different from the last picture. I'd appreciate any pictures and opinions on these plants. Thank you, Linda

dido. I don't get any of these 'highlights' . . . we have Firefox 'no script' blocking. Without it one has to be very careful when clicking onto them or similar 'links' and especially the ones purporting to come from banks etc. If in doubt it is safer to 'hover' the arrow over the blue link and its email address will appear at the bottom left of the screen. If it seems to be a load of garbage . . . it is. A chap phoned in to a BBC radio prog dealing with these scams and said he kept emailing these various 'companies' telling them not to contact him. A BIG mistake as he was giving them his email address. Ann, the companies who get your email addy often sell it on to other low-life organisations. Trust no-one. No dancing in the streets after the England match last night. I expect Dido is glad no-one is watching the W Cup in Wales. ;-)

Ken, I actually thought you were pulling my leg with thar name.... now I understand better. When I was a kid, I remember seeing I believe, lancifolias everywhere. When I started to buy them because I have a very shady yard, it openEd a whole new hosta world and now I am an addict as well, especially since I found the Library and especially the forum. Very interesting history. And Steve, I thought perhaps Sun Power too, but now based on Ken’ information, I will need a bit more information from my neighbor.