OLD post but I thought I'd chime in after reading a few of the above posts. I think it's very ignorant to assume that California doesn't receive frosts and freezes. California is home to the most diverse climates maybe in the world. The central valley of Cali(where most of the agriculture is) just so happens to be the perfect climate for cool weather crops to grow. it's cool enough for them to thrive, while not so cold that they can't be grown. There's a reason why 95% of the broccoli grown in the U.S. is grown in California. Back to the diversity -- There's a reason why so many fruits and veggies come from California. Believe me, it's not the price of the water...LOL it's the fact that "somewhere" in the state, from apples to oranges, from garlic to tomatoes -- there's a place that a particular veggy or fruit will thrive because of the CLIMATE. Rant over. ;) Kevin This post was edited by woohooman on Sat, Oct 5, 13 at 15:43

Yes, a very lanky one. If you live in zones 7B and warmer, this can go into the ground in a shady spot. Otherwise they can make an OK houseplant. It does eventually flower, of course. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/fatsia-japonica/

Thanks Phkarchuk! Someone just told me in another forum that it's botanical name is Cleome gynandra. It looks like a perfect match from everything I see online. And yes I have just read elsewhere too that a pickle/relish is made from it in Thailand.

I am looking to incorporate some Japanese, Korean and chinese type vegetables because in my area there isn't a Asian store, live in a pretty remote area. I have a huge variety of seeds in my seed library, but im looking to incorporate more of those for 2019. These are some of the ones I am looking for Mizuna (red variety would be nice, it's called Ben Houshi)( also called spider mustard, japanese mustard) Japanese green onion also called negi (sort of looks like a leek) wasabi burdock bitter melon Chrysanthemum Angelica sinensis (also known as female ginseng, dong quai) green onions/spring onions Thai/or japanese green eggplant The list of seeds I have to trade I'll post after this in my profile :) PM me if you'd like to trade.