Thanks for the kind words everyone. Also, thanks for the ID on the Mexican Poinsettia/Fire Plant (Euphorbia cyathophora). It sounds like a plant that I, personally don't want to go to seed. I'm not that fond of it's looks and read that it can shoot it's seeds as projectiles which reminds me of ruellia. After fighting ruellia at our old place, I swore I wouldn't have it here. I even avoid purchasing plants next to it at nurseries! So, alas, I think I'll go out there right now and pull it from the pot. Maybe I'll go one step further and actually plant the poor Cuphea micropetala so it has a chance to do something this season!

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You folks are almost making me cry! I just brought up my office spring/summer window treatments to press and put up, and these sweet comments will get me through the task of ironing the 10 panels! Of course, Riley, Rooney and Ginger are right here to help me. :-)

"Peacock Horticultural Nursery...he is far from an upstart" mea culpa! He needs a more professional nursery sign...it looked a bit, cursory though I can't remember the details. Not sure if it was black spray paint on a weathered piece of plywood...but it might have been. I was just driving around and saw that sign and thought, hhhmmmm. Really, another "horticultural" nursery? So close to the one I'm trying to reach? I'm glad the word's meaning isn't being diluted...and I'm glad you were able to set the record straight! I wonder if the origin of the term 'Horticultural' lies in the fact that there was so much agriculture in that region, that many nurseries 100 to 50 or so years ago would have been focused on supplying food and crop plants? I'm not aware of anywhere else in the world where the term is used that way. Understood about acid soil and Sonoma County. The same problem keeping a lot of people in the UK from growing rhodies. And also, yes, it's worrisome to think what will someday happen to Polo's nursery. Like most nursery owners, he isn't a spring chicken anymore haha. Hopefully someone or something will be able to take it on...non-profit, or local government, or really rich person who can hire a couple gardeners! You really should visit in early April, that seems like the peak.