Sherry, I don't think anyone has mentioned Lobelia. It is a low plant that reseeds itself, about the height of Alyssum. The particular variety we had when I lived in the California Central Valley is a very dark, intense, blue with bronze/green leaves. It's great in a pot with something else, as it will trail over the side, and its color just sets off colors next to it, especially apricots, creamy yellows, etc., but actually lots of other colors as well. It's best (IMHO) as a companion, because just on its own it's low, and the flowers are small, although there are a lot of them. You might like to look at it in a nursery - it also comes in a lighter blue and a pink, but neither of those two did for me what the dark blue did. I don't know how it would do in Florida, but it did fine for me in Merced. Now that I'm in Sacramento, I'm going to plant some in a few pots that I can place among my roses in their bigger pots. I think anything bigger would overpower my potted roses, which are still pretty small. By the way, Mlle. Jeanne Philippe is finally hitting her stride (I remember that we both bought that at the same time, although I think something happened to yours). She has all these little, pale apricot buds all over her. Happy planting... There is just no stopping you!!! Laura

In bloom here now: Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus' Clematis 'Etiole Violette' Clematis 'Niobe' Delosperma cooperi = Hardy Purple Ice Plant Delosperma nubigenum = Hardy Yellow Ice Plant Gaura 'Pink Cloud' Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink' Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' Iris pallida 'Variegata' (and a 'name unknown' huge white bearded one just finishing) Kniphofia Uvaria (Red Hot Poker) Penstemon barbatus 'Rondo Mix' Penstemon tubaeflorus Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' Spirea 'Little Princess' (I know it's not a perennial but fits right in with them). Starting in a day or two: Gaillardia 'Fanfare' Daylilies... I have many, many...The early bloomers most years would have been opening for a few weeks now, but this year because of the cool spring temperatures we had here in the high desert mountains of Utah, they're late. Crystal

Dinnerpl8... wondering about the Ostrich Ferns ? and Peonies? Reviewing my trade list : Lots of garlic starts ( named variety but not sure from which variety LOL ! ) Korean Purple Garlic (gone ) Leningrad Garlic 2 pots African Daisy orange bloom 3 small pots medium purple Mums Yvonne's Salvia (supposed to grow to 5 feet tall????) Kiss me over the Garden Gate *( just starting to germinate and show their heads) All Star lilium ( small bulbs ,,,) Iris - intermediate deep purple Virginia bluebells Double yellow Daffodils 2 small pots of mini yellow daffodils 2 pots of White with peach color trumpets daffodils Husky Red Tomatoes(great flavor)and don't seem to succumb to regular tomato diseases Feverfew single bloom lemony green foliage not as prolific as the double . Chamomile Haskap starts (this is tentative..... waiting for germination in greenhouse if we ever see the sun this year ) Crocosmia ( same deal as Haskap) Hige Shakori flaked Morning Glory Goji Berry Pennyroyal Nettle Chocolate Mint Plumeria Purple Monarda Creeping Buttercup Grape Tomatoes ( small plants ) Red Pixie Lily August Crocus Daylily Ruby Stella Saskatoon Berry bushes New: Hope Grey Squash ( rare to find) Lemon Balm Regular double Feverfew Dame's Rocket yellow zucchini ( 2) Blue Pumpkin (2) not sure if it will come true as I got seeds in a trade here on gardenweb but if true should be quite interesting Northern Catalpa tree starts ( seedlings) (2) Echinacea daylily Bonanza more new : Mauve Lilac 3 ft tall with blooms True Tiger lilies - maybe orange or yellow Daylily - Night Beacon - Bitsy - Pink Damask Ladybells (can be invasive if not deadheaded when seed pods present) Lily of the Valley Hosta - Golden Tiara - Lancefolia - Aurea varigata Primula - bright pink with yellow/orange centers Thanks Signet

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