Jean: I am interested in your hibiscus seeds. I have some Clematis Piilu "Little Duckling" seeds I can trade with you. Please email

German Bearded Iris likes it dry. Peonies are drought tolerant when established. Roses require lots of water. Here is a list of drought tolerant perennials. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/quickref/flowers/perennials_drought.htm Common Name Scientific Name Ajuga, Carpet bugle Ajuga reptans Artemisia Artemisia Asters Aster spp. Baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata Baptisia Baptisia australis Beebalm Monarda didyma Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa Candytuft, Evergreen Iberis sempervirens Chrysanthemum, Mum Chrysanthemum x morifolium Columbine Aquilegia spp. Coneflower, Purple Echinacea purpurea Coralbells Heuchera americana Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata, C. verticillata, C. tinctoria Daylily Hemerocallis spp. Gaillardia, Blanket flower Gaillardia x grandiflora Gaura Gaura lindheimeri Gazania Gazania Gerbera daisy Gerbera jamesonii Goldenrod Solidago spp. and hybrids Hardy ice plant Delosperma cooperi Helleborus, Lenten rose Helleborus orientalis Hosta, Plantain lily Hosta spp. Iris Iris spp. Lamb's ears Stachys byzantina Liatris Liatris spicata Lily of the Nile Agapanthus Mexican sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia Peony Paeonia lactiflora Perovskia Perovskia Phlox, thrift Phlox paniculata, P. divaricata, P. subulata Red hot poker Kniphofia uvaria Salvia Salvia farinacea, S. spp. Sedum Sedum spectabile Shasta Daisy Chrysanthemum x superbum Stokes' aster Stokesia laevis Verbascum Mullein Verbena Verbena spp. Veronica Veronica spicata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Here is a link that might be useful: Drought Tolerant Perennials

I must admit- I came home with more than I had planned to..... But less than what I came with! I still have many hours of home-work looking up information and germination requirements... I thought I was doing well with the two portable file containers I bought to store seeds in this year- one for swapping and one for sowing- but It is a bit of a mess still- shuffeling through all the "d's" for the right digitalis or datura or what ever- and I keep seeing a picture from a post where the gardener had purchased one of those plastic roll-away multi drawer systems. A drawer for sowing, with homemade dividers, all alpha filed- the bit larger drawer for swapping- and the big bottom drawer for seed cleaning, packaging, labeling tools, bubble mailers, postage and germinating info....... All in a single unit that can be easily tucked away when not in use- and organized and tidy when in use! Oh to be so organized!! I swear- every time I pull out the seeds- it is like an explosion throughout the whole area and then some! I do wonder what others do with the seed storage/swapping systems...... I have found a good software sysem for computer filing for seeds and things garden related and what have you- It is called NoteBook from Circus Ponies- It does work well for me- and maybe you too! Julie

Paula, Thank you for the offer but I don't collect gobs and gobs of seeds. I just collect a few seed heads of things I think others might like to grow and a few for myself for the next year if they are annuals. I shouldn't say this here on the garden web but I toss most seeds in the trash as I am cleaning up my gardens ( take a deep breathe, stop gasping...lol). I think this year I will collect more than usual because I feel like a cheap skate when I see some of the other seed packets in swaps...lol I have added the petunias to your gift package and again, thank you for the offer. I will pass this time though. Lisa