I ask myself that every day, Cindylouhoo. But the truth is, I adore the giant ones and enjoy them more than the others so I'm going to try to keep finding ways to have them. I have 6 giant ones right now in my teeny postage-stamp side yard, but my husband just built a new 12x12 hostabox in the back yard so Yipee! I get to fill that one up with all my medium-teeny ones, with a giant one in the back. Bottom line, even though you may not work any harder on them, the big ones make you feel a sense of accomplishment when their spread their big, platter-sized leaves. Lainey

Attached is a picture of the seed capsules produced by many St. John's Wort plants. I don't think of them as berries. I've been trying to think if I have ever seen one that didn't have yellow flowers. There are zillions of varieties, though. A picture would solve the problem. Any chance of that? Here is a link that might be useful:

The one that totally wowed me this year was a hosta that I haven't heard too much about here - Essence of Summer. All green, which usually isn't my favorite, but so elegant with beautiful and extremely fragrant flowers for a month or so in mid summer. This is it's first year. I have a pretty small yard and actually don't want my hostas to grow big too quickly. But this one keep encouraging to grow and multiply - I'd love to have it take over. For a second choice I have to agree with the people recommending OBL. Mine isn't growing quickly, but even with just four leaves it definitely has a presence in the garden. Soothing but interesting, elegant but down to earth. I feel like I need some language similar to what wine experts use to describe.

Hello all, It's Emily popping in here...I'm Yvonne's friend, and the one who "wrote" the Birds N Blooms article. I like to check out the various threads on Yvonne's salvia so I can report to her what is happening! Just to clarify what has been said, I don't go to collect seeds from Yvonne's house, because she no longer grows the plant. When I met her in 2004, it was her last summer of growing it, and was looking for someone to continue the strain. Like wardda, I was never fond of red salvia, so I was reluctant. But, when I met Yvonne, I couldn't say no! When I planted them in a "hedge," I changed my mind about "red salvias!" Every year since, I continue to plant that hedge, and harvest the seed to distribute. I also went to the "Seedhunt" website, and couldn't find any Yvonne's salvia, although I found the Peach one Robin was referring to. Moonphase is right, that the seed is spreading all over the US, as well as other countries. Just found out that some is making it's way to Taiwan, courtesy of a grower in FL. She's also right in that the "spirit" of the flower is that it not be sold, even though I know that some day, someone will be making money from this plant. I had just hoped to continue the spirit of generosity from which I first acquired the seed. If everyone could meet Yvonne personally, believe me, you would agree. She's an amazing woman! If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to P-M me! Emily