Campanula, "creeping futility"--I love it! That could be a nickname for so many obnoxious garden invaders (bindweed, for example) as well as my state of mind on really bad days at the beds. Jeri, I'm guessing (hoping) Kippy meant one of those weedy Daturas like innoxia or discolor. I believe they're actually indigenous, so maybe I should politely refer to them as "native plants." If he meant deliciously-scented Angel's Trumpet, he can send one my way! I'll keep it out of reach of my samoyed and my toddler. Your Brugmansia is traffic stopping! I think Ann Lovejoy once mentioned something about the intoxicating effects of Brugmasia fragrance--how her parties became just a little merrier with one potted on the patio. Have you noticed any similar side effects while partying next to yours? Jackie, still leaning toward Blaze as an ID? Carol

Kind of in between flowering. We have a lot of buds. Yes it is a Tecoma. We call them Esperanza's. It is a 2 year old, it finally started to grow and it grew 6+ feet this year. It has been covered with flowers for about 1-2 months. I was so impressed that I planted a bunch more. They are natives. It does like water so it is a good bet with brugs on sand. Pictures are really pretty bad. I do do try but I need a new camera. I could buy one but the one I want just the camera body costs 500-700 dollars. Hate to compromise cause santa might have one. Kids in college make luxury items few and far in between. I may have to sell something. LOL Jim

Yup - those are datura seeds - Moonflower aka Angel's Trumpets (so are Brugmasias, but... just shows that common names are common to different plants). Datura do root deeply. They're perennial in my zone, might not be in yours though. But cutting them at ground level would work, It's what I do to mine in winter. Mine flower from June until first frost, with very large and very fragrant white flowers every night - one of my favorites!

Okay, Medo and CarolynP effectively twisted my arm! I'm in! I see some things that I can fill requests for, too, which is going to be such fun! I am concerned over the names that noone else has picked to send to yet. Is there any way we can pick from the list of people that haven't been picked yet to be sure we're sending something to everyone? I'd love to volunteer to send things I have to several of them to be sure to spread the holiday spirit more evenly. Just LMK how you want to handle that issue, Kym, okay? I'd be happy to wait until you get a list from other people of who they're sending to before I pack up my seeds. Here's my list. The first two are my biggest wants; the rest are simply in alphabetical order: 1. Fruit - (anything that makes good fruit for eating/canning when grown from seed) *BIGGEST WISH* 2. Vegetables - (just about ANY not on my list as I'm collecting seed from tons of stuff to hopefully have an insanely huge stash to plant from and share) * Bay Laurel Tree (Bay Leaves) * Berries (any edibles) * Chinese Lantern (prefer named varieties) * Corn, Ornamental - (any variegated variety) * Custard Apple - (any variety) * Figs - (any variety) * Grains, Ornamental - (any variety) * Grapes - any named * Hazelnut Shrub/Tree (or any edible nut shrub/tree that comes true from seed) * Kale - Redbor * Lettuce - Merlot * Miracle Berry / Miracle Fruit * Passion Fruit Vine - (I would like to grow any named varieties) * Saw Palmetto * Squash/Gourd/Pumpkin - (any uncommon varieties) * Tomato - Hawaiian Currant * Tomato - Ildi * Wonder Egg (tropical fruit plant) Blessings, Angela