Jane, I received the official call from Robert Trumbule who is one of the plant specialist. I believe I understand now where you got the "permit" and "nursery license" information. Robert, who was quite the gentleman, said that you do indeed need a permit and/or nursery license if you are selling plants/distributing for profit. With Robert, I used sending plants from Maryland to Virginia as a example/possible scenerio and he replied, "I don't see any problems with sending cuttings or bareroot plants to Virginia as long as all soil is washed off and removed and the bareroot plants or cuttings are wrapped in damp newspaper and sent in plastic bags. Our main concern is plants being sent overseas and the spread of pests. For Virginia, I don't see a problem. But take Florida for example, it would be illegal to send any kind of citrus from Maryland to Florida and vice versa. States like Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, and Hawaii have strict laws regarding the plant materials that enter the state." I did mention your email from Steve Malan (who Robert knew) and Robert said that he believes Steve may have misunderstood what you were saying in terms of the whole 'cannot take plants pass state lines' and 'cannot ship plants'. The catch here is, you cannot sell plants and ship them for profit, but otherwise it IS legal. I also collected Robert's contact information for you (his cellphone, he says he is out in the field most of the time) if you would like to speak to him yourself. Now, my question for you Jane is, how much were you looking to be compensated for these plants? And would you consider a DONATION or a trade for one of your bulbs? Like I said, Robert said it was completely legal and okay to send bulbs to Virginia and I have his contact information if you would like to clarify things for yourself. =)

Oh my. That wasn't even in my initial research. It was frustrating since at times all i could see online were the flowers. That was a great clue. The growth pattern/ habit was confusing me, it didn't look like any of the previous genera i mentioned. It does look similar to that of corpuscularia. I was leaning towards delosperma and when i researched the names you gave me, i found out they were from the same subfamily and tribe, if not interchangeable or synonyms of each other. Difference i could see was that delosperma are papillate and mine has very smooth almost satiny leaves, a feature of corpuscularia. However, most of the Corpuscularia or Delosperma lehmannii in google images really had plump/ chubby and compact leaves. There were a few long-leaved ones but then they have reddish stalks and mine doesn't (though that could just be due to different growing conditions). The longest leaves on my plant are 1.5 inches or 4cm and the stalks have papery sheaths. Thank you so much for that info rosemarie. I guess i'll treat it as a corpuscularia for the time being.

A possibility for you on that 2nd one in the last bunch: Aeonium sedifolium (which was my first thought, but I nixed it, as your plant's leaves are not so plump as I would think it to have...but it does have the tannic stripes/coloring). Still, I would not say this is IT. :P Would like to see its blooms, if/when it does. =) Adding a link to a pic of one, but not sure GW allows this site when linking (we shall see). Okay, it would not, because of spam or other. This site also has other pix of this plant that look more like how I believe it should look. Also, I don't find this site has correct labeling of their plants, so don't fully trust them. So, google image this name. Maybe I'll email you the name of site! This post was edited by rosemariero6 on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 15:55

I think your first task is to find a rug to set the tone for the room. You could have carpet bound in the size you need if you want to stay mono-chromatic. A tone on tone rug in cream, tan and chocolate might add a neutral but interesting touch. It only needs to be a couple of feet wider than the sofa unless you add new end tables that you want to sit on it too. I would keep it 12" away from the hearth though. Once the rug is found, if it has a variety of tones in it, use the darkest shade for your chairs. Be sure and take your tape measure with you so you can determine the right height on them. I don't think they should be taller than the sofa. I don't think the two chairs have to match, and it would be nice if one of them had a pattern to the fabric. Here is a mono-chromatic room, but with a touch of pattern and texture.