Thanks, Skybird. That helps alot. The fall crocus are a dark pink w/ yellow center. I'm glad you want some & even happier about the swap. Last year I actually ended up throwing away some irises when I was thinning them out...I don't know what I was thinking or why I didn't move them somewhere else???

I think the Lupines will be big enough, but not sure about the Painted Daisies. They have just 1 set of true leaves so far. I'll move them out of the shade which may speed things along. If they make the cut, I'll save some for you.

The only thing on my wish list is a tomato plant, surely someone will have an extra...?? Everything else on here looks so good, I can't decide. Most I haven't grown before, so I'll be happy with anything I come home with. :)

Hello all,

I potted up a couple garlic chives that I dug out of my rockbed this morning, and will probably have petunias (make that ALREADY have petunias) coming out of my ears, thanks to the fact that they self-sowed in the container where they lived last year!

As far as the bringing anything else to the swap, I don't think anything is going to be big enough. I have a couple things that I started inside, like a couple of "mystery 'maters" that I forgot to label what they were last year, but they sprouted quite nicely and have second leaves already. Unfortunately, none of my WS tomatoes have sprouted yet, otherwise I'd have plenty of known varieties! Anyway, I only ever save seeds from good tomatoes, so there's a sure bet that they'll be good...

I also have some sweet williams, with a deep pink, almost red-maroon shade of blooms--they're fully up and buds about to burst open, and I could thin those out (to make room for some of those petunias!!) if anyone wants some; just let me know.

I'd love some fuschia if someone has any--I have the perfect little hook for a pot up on my porch, and can't bear to part with the $41 the local greenhouse wants!

I have tried three times to "say hi" at the who's here in 09 forum; maybe it'll take this time!

Thanks for welcoming us newbies, and thanks for all the great tips!

I cannot tell you how bummed I am about not being able to attend the swap! May 9 will be one of the busiest days at the nursery (day before Mother's day) so I'm stuck at work! There are too many things that I want that have been posted here!!!

Skybird, if you have some left, I would love an Anemone sylvestris, Snowdrop anemone, a Sedum pachyclados, and a Delosperma basuticum White Nugget Iceplant.

Im not bringing much to the swap, just one of each, and they are all potentially large plants
- Ligularia "the rocket" in someone elses yard (it hates mine), it should get to be around 4 feet for main plant with higher yellow spike flowers; not xeric
- Helianthus maximiliana "lemon yellow" (original from HCG http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/55954) says 6 feet, but without cutting back mine got larger than the garage, meaning over ten feet; I have amended but primarily clay soil; full sun; xeric
- Random helianthus (I think) I got from a friend golden yellow flowers, gets around 5 feet (without cutting back), bushier and smaller leaves/flowers than lemon yellow; full sun; xeric

Char, I seen an earlier post from you looking for tomatoes. I have several varieties started. I can also bring lambs ear, common, but let me know if any one wants any. Looking for day lillies of all varieties and raspberries agagin. Last year I got some from jclepine and someone else (yellow) neither made it, so would like to try again this year if any one has some to bring.

Gloria

I'm looking forward to this, though I may not be able to stay for long. My other commitment for the day is earlier in the afternoon than I had expected.

Wants:

I'd love to get starts of your sempervivums, Skybird. How do they do as houseplants? If the answer is "not well", I can put them in a planter outside and defend them from the outdoor critters.

I'd also love to get more starts of christmas cactus and orchid cactus. If there are extra hollyhocks left, I'd like to give them a try (outdoors, of course). If you have a few spider plant babies that need a home, I wouldn't mind starting more. The ones you shared with me last fall are still doing well.

For others, I am interested in various houseplants. I like cacti, succulents, and bromeliads in particular, though I certainly collect a much wider range of plants. Orchids, crypanthus (a bromeliad-family plant), coleus, geraniums (especially ivy-leaf and scented)....

I'd also love some of the tough roses that do well here -- if you have an own-root rose that suckers, I'd love to get one of the suckers.

If anyone is dividing irises, day lilies, or other bulbs, I'd love to give them a try.

If possible, I plan to grab one or two tomatoes, herb plants, or anything else that looks interesting. I'd hate for some poor plant to feel unloved and unwanted.

What I can bring:

I have a plain Euphorbia trigona (African Milk tree). The original plant we got our cutting from was in the Denver Art Museum in the early 70's. That cutting is an extremely vigorous plant, over 6' tall. I can bring cuttings of this for anyone who wants one (or more). They are easy to root.

I have a couple of christmas cacti, variety unknown, that I can bring cuttings of.

My Lowe's sale-table crypanthus sent off a couple of pups. I can bring in a planted pup if someone specifically wants it.

I can bring cuttings of a couple of garden coleus. I can either stick them in dirt or bring them as plain cuttings. The varieties I'd bring have a good success rate for me.

I can bring in a few cuttings of a variegated lemon-scented geranium if someone wants one. I don't have great luck with rooting scented-leaf geraniums, so take it for what it's worth.

If I have a chance, I'll go through my very old garden seeds to see what's left. They are several years old, but might be worth taking a chance on for those of you who are interested. Some are commercial, most were grown and collected by me. I used to get excellent germination from my collected seeds.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!

Charlene, you mentioned above that you might have some broccoli sprouts to share. I would love to have one if they survived that last snow storm. Do you know what kind it is? I managed to kill all but one of the sprouts I planted out. Guess they aren't as cold tolerant as the lettuce and spinach.

Bonnie

Hi all,

I spent several hours today digging up plantsboy am I tired! I didnt get as much done as I had hoped! It took me 45 minutes to dig up just one of the plantsthe Herrenhausen. Every time I try to dig in my main perennial bed Im re-amazed by the endless, dense tangle of cottonwood roots that permeate the root systems of ALL of my plants. Ive ranted about them a bunch of times before, and as soon as I get my pictures downloaded, Im gonna do it again! But for now...............

I potted up 6 of the Hopleys Purple ornamental oregano and

9 of the Herrenhausen ornamental oregano. There are links to pictures of each of these in my 04.24 post above!

I also dug up one of the tall, pink babys breath, Gypsophila paniculata, that I mentioned somewhere, I think early on in the swap thread. I started this from seed, and it didnt do well in my yardgot floppy and bloomed erratically. Cheryl from Paulinos was over last week and I asked her about it and she said it needs FULL sun, so if somebody has a place where they really will get full sun (I dont) and would like to try one, I wound up with 3 of them. Howeverwhen I dug them up I discovered that theyre tap rooted (figured that out when I realized some of the roots that I thought were more of the cottonwood root maze, started to break! The cottonwood roots dont break, so I looked more closely and realized it was the Gypsophila roots!) I think theres enough of the root for them to make it, and I should be able to tell by the day of the swap, but Im not 100% positive right now! If youd like to try one, let me know! If more than 2 or 3 people are interested, I still have another one in the ground that I can dig up to bring along. If nobodys interested in trying it, Ill probably throw it on the compost pile when I get around to digging it!

If anybody wants any of the Hillside Pink Sheffield Chrysanthemum/Dendranthema, let me know. I dont know that Im gonna have the timeor the willto actually dig up the whole plant this year, as I was planning to do, but it would be very easy to dig up some of this years shoots around the main plant and stick them in a pot.

H geist, Ive put you down on the list for an Anemone, a S. pachyclados, and a White Nugget. Im gonna try to dig up a few more of the Anemones, since that seems to be the one people are most interested in. Theyre budding now, and by next week I think Ill have flowers. Might even be able to bring one or two that are blooming!

Poly, I have you down for one of each of the Semps that Ive put in pots (4 varieties). Theyll do ok inside with enough direct sun, but theyll never get their pretty winter colors. I recommend you stick them outside somewhere among some rocks. Chances are theyll make it even if they get chewed on every now and then. You might want to get them going a little bit in the pots and then start moving some chicks of each variety to different places around the yard. If youd like I can bring a few (unrooted) starts of each of some of the other varieties too. On the day of the swap you might decide you want to try some of the sedums too. Same thing, they might be somebodys dinner on occasion, but theyll come back. And Ill also bring a few more Xmas and orchid cactus cuttings (you still have the direction sheet from last time, dont you?) and some more spider plant babies. And no one has spoken for the little hollyhock seedling I have yet, so Ill mark it for you. Its possible that Im gonna dig up one of the big hollyhocks I have, divide it, and stick it in pots, and if I do and they look ok, Ill save one of those for you.

For those of you that are interested in day lilies, I dont know if there will be any at the Spring Swap, but if Catladysgarden/Karen comes to the Fall Swap again this year, there are sure to be some there, so if you dont get them now, possibly in September!

There are still a few more things Im hoping to dig to bring, but after my 4 hour fencing match with the cottonwood roots today, I dont even want to think about it right now! If I get over the aches and pains from my battle today and if I have time, Ill let you all know what else Ill have.

Skybird

I'm planning to bring tomatoes and peppers but will list the varieties tomorrow or Sunday.

I have the yellow coreopsis that looks like greenbean's.
I also have raspberries for Gloria.
I'll have to wander and see what else I have and update Sunday.

Skybird - if any are left, please save a

Sedum 'Angelina'
Lavender quill/spoon
Lavender pom

THANKS -

Deb

Here's my currently available tomato and pepper list: (LIMITED QUANTITIES so PLEASE email me directly if you want me to save any for you)

Pepper: started in mid-Dec
Pasilla
Pasilla Bajio
Anaheim
Ancho
Inca Lost
Guajillo
Onza Rojo

Tomato: started in mid-Jan except where noted
Paul Robeson - slicer
San Marzano 3 - paste from Italy
Isis Candy - cherry
Thessaloniki - slicer from Greece
Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red - Feb start - slicer from USA
Nyagous - slicer
Peach Garden - slicer
Amazon Chocolate - slicer
Roma - paste
Rutgers - slicer
Super Sioux - slicer
Tiny Tim - cherry
Hawaiian Currant - cherry
Blondkofpchen - cherry
Riesentraube - cherry from Germany
Galinas - cherry
German Heirloom - Feb start - slicer
Prue - Feb start - paste but good fresh
JD's Special C Tex - Feb start - slicer from USA

Im Back! Ive been busy today, and here are a few more things!

I got my shasta daisy dug up and divided today! Becky is the best tall shastaby far! Nice strong stems with large, almost perfect looking flowers! It blooms most of the summer with regular deadheading.

18 Chrysanthemum maximum Becky, 36" X 24"+, Sun, white, Jun-Aug, z4

I found some seedlings from my Unknown Euphorbia that werent growing in the walkway cracks, so I dug them up and stuck them in 2 pots3 in a pot. Ive had people ask me for this before but have never been able to get the seedlings out of the cracks successfully before! This was a tiny seedling when I moved in here, and I almost pulled it out, but decided to leave it in to see what it was! I cut it all the way down a couple times a year to keep it neat and compact, and Im really glad I left it thereits a nice accent right by the corner of my deck steps.

2 Euphorbia - species unknown, Cushion Spurge, 12" X 12", Sun-part sun, insignificant yellowish flowers, Zoned unknown but definitely hardy, I believe this thing is very xeric, but Im not positive. Its evergreen and the foliage is purple/red in winter. (Its blooming in the pic!)

I posted 2 small forget-me-nots somewhere above, and I dug up 3 more small seedlings that are blooming. These are very small plants, but if you put them in somewhere and let them go to seed, youll have more coming up next yearand more the next yearand more the next year.........

5 Myosotis alpestris, Forget-me-not, 10" X 12", Shade to part sun, light blue, May-Jul, z3
Reseeds prolifically! Easy to pull out if theres more than you want, but theyre pretty growing in and among most other perennials.

And I dug up 3 little starts for my Everywhere purple violas! These are the same as the forget-me-notsput them somewhere and let them go to seed, and youll have MORE! And, I dont know for sure why, but they seem to come true from seedeven tho I do have purple and yellow violas in my yard!

I also dug up some of the "shoots" coming off of my Russian sage, but they seem to send out LONG underground runners that dont root along the runner, so Im not positive these are going to root! I put the 4 small starts all in one pot, and I believe they will root, so if somebody wants go give it a try, let me know.

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage, 48" X 36", Full sun, lavender, Jul-Sep, z4
Does best in dry, poor soil in FULL sun. Xeric, do not feed.

Greenbean, I WAS able to get a small division that has roots off of the Heavy Metal Panicum for you! And I came up with one "extra" small start if someone else would like one. The picture is up above somewhere!

And I also cut back the Blackie sweet potato vine that Ive been growing inside all winter, and Ill be bringing some rooted cuttings that I have in water now. I wont be putting them in soil, so youll need to do that yourself! Ill just be wrapping the roots in wet paper and bringing them in a plastic bag. I think there will be enough for 3 or 4 people to get a couple cuttings!

These are strictly tender annuals, and do best in part to full shadeId say no hot midday sun at all.

If anybody has a division or seedling of Rocky Mountain Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea Id love to have one, and Im also interested in any other color, except yellow, of the long spurred columbines.

Bonnie, if its still possible to get a little piece of your Delosperma congestum, I decided Id like to have one. I cut my "regular" yellow iceplant way back, and I think its gonna come back, but Im not sureand even if it does, the kind I have has the "loose" type foliage, and I like the nice compact foliage on yours!

Theres probably something Im forgetting, but thats all I can think of right now! Im sure Ill be back again!

Skybird

Hi All!

Okay, here are a couple things I'll be bringing to the swap. They are just seedlings from winter sowing. Most of them are pretty small and I'll just bring a couple dixie cups of each. I was going to take pictures so you could see how small they are, but I left my camera at my friend's house in San Diego! In the first group listed below, they were sown in their own individual dixie cups, and these I will just bring anyway, but please email me if you'd like me to mark anything below for you.

For the second group, they are currently in bigger containers together, so I will only transplant into cups if someone tells me they would like something -- just because I may not have time to do them all, so this will help me prioritize!

First group -- these I'm bringing anyway:
Cosmos (candy stripe)
Cosmos (sensation mix)
Lobelia (trailing)
Sweet Peas (Wedding Blush Heirloom Mix)
Basil (genovese, maybe a lemon, probably a fineleaf bush)
Farewell to Spring
Black Eyed Susan Vine
Alyssum (Rosie O'Day)

Second group (let me know if you would like and I'll make sure to bring some seedlings):

Feverfew (tiny!)
Chamomile - Roman, I think (a little more established, sprouted mid-March)
Aster (Crego Mix) 1-2 inches
Zinnia (Dwarf Pumila Sprite Mix) 1-2 inches
Cantaloupe - Hale's Best (pretty small, don't know how/if these transplant okay)

I don't know if anyone will actually want any of these annuals -- they're all pretty generic stuff, everyone else has such cool perennials to offer! Okay, looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend!

Hi Sis,

Id definitely be interested in a Black Eyed Susan vine (it is Thunbergia, isnt it?), a Farewell to Spring (Clarkia?), and an Aster. And unless somebody else wants the ones you have, Id also be interested in an alyssumis it a pink one?

Assuming there are other things left on the day of the swap, Ill probably take a couple more of them too. I dont start any annuals since Im not around here half the time to take care of them, so I usually look for some at the swap. And Im sure Im not the only one who will be glad to have the things youre bringing!

See you soon,
Skybird

Well, I finally got the other 'Rhumba' mum dug up today, so Amy (Greenbean) I'll put your name on one of them. I have two other smaller chunks if anyone else wants them.

Skybird, I snipped a patch of the Delosperma congestum for you. It's not rooted, but I stuck the cuttings in a small pot of dirt for you, so they should be fine.

If anyone wants a chunk of any of my yarrows (Achillea, see list above), let me know, because I'm not digging them up unless someone is interested in them.

I know that Skybird is bringing sedum cuttings for several folks, and I have enough 'Dragons Blood' and 'Kamtschaticum Variegatum' to bring cuttings if anyone wants either of them. Again, please post, or email me, so that I know to bring them.

I thought I would have a lot of wintersown sprouts to share, but most of the ones that I haven't already planted out are just not big enough yet to bring.

Can't remember who it was that had the Wandering Jew offer, but I'll take one if there is any left.

Now I just need to figure out what kind of baked goodies to bring. Don't want to fool with anything that needs to be refrigerated, since it will be in the car for 3+ hours.

Bonnie

"Poly, I have you down for one of each of the Semps that I�ve put in pots (4 varieties). They�ll do ok inside with enough direct sun, but they�ll never get their pretty winter colors. I recommend you stick them outside somewhere among some rocks. Chances are they�ll make it even if they get chewed on every now and then. You might want to get them going a little bit in the pots and then start moving some chicks of each variety to different places around the yard. If you�d like I can bring a few (unrooted) starts of each of some of the other varieties too."

Thanks! Yes, I wouldn't mind some of the unrooted starts of the other varieties, assuming they're relatively easy to root.

I'll probably put them in a protected planter for a while, and I'll probably over-winter some of them indoors, assuming they don't need the cold winter to grow properly.

"On the day of the swap you might decide you want to try some of the sedums too. Same thing, they might be somebody�s dinner on occasion, but they�ll come back. And I�ll also bring a few more Xmas and orchid cactus cuttings (you still have the direction sheet from last time, don�t you?) and some more spider plant babies. And no one has spoken for the little hollyhock seedling I have yet, so I�ll mark it for you. It�s possible that I�m gonna dig up one of the big hollyhocks I have, divide it, and stick it in pots, and if I do and they look ok, I�ll save one of those for you."

Thank you! Yes, I still have the directions from last time.

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I'm looking forward to grabbing a tomato or pepper or other interesting things. I appreciate everyone sharing these things. It's not clear anyone wants the few things I have, so I might just bring food for the potluck instead.

Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for the Delosperma. It doesnt need to be in soil, so to make it as easy as possible to transport, you might want to just take the cuttings out of the soil and stick them in a small paper bag. Theyll be fine that way! (The Postmans Pride will be fine that way too if youre just taking the cuttings now.)

And would you bring some cuttings of S. kamtschaticum Variegatum along for GreenBean? Im going to bring cuttings of the varieties I dont have rooted for her, but my Variegatum is starting to bud, so they may not "take" when she tries to root them! Just stick them in a paper bag! Thanks! I have Dragons Blood Im gonna bring for herbut Im not bringing extra, either, unless somebody says they want some!

See you Saturday!

Drive carefully,
Skybird

Im back!

TequilaGirl just checked in over on the Whos Here thread and she posted these things that she could bring to the swap if anyones interested!

"I will try to make the swap. Anyone wanting rhubarb roots to plant let me know, or just rhubarb for cooking. I can cut some, it is knee high already. I also have raspberries shooting up all over the place. Lilac shoots are also easy to come by, mostly single flower lavender, but I also have a double blossom white."

I got some of your rhubarbfor cookinglast year, and Id LOVE to have some more this year! I have a plant that hadnt been doing well, so I dug it up late last year, improved the soil a lot, and replanted it, and its up, but not doing much yet this year. I think its gonna take this year to get reestablished again, and then, hopefully, Ill start getting enough to actually cook!

Have you looked over this thread, and is there anything anyones posted that youd like to have earmarked? Just post it here if there is.

Hope to see you Saturday,
Skybird

Okay, I am REALLY late to the party but better late than never!
I was trying to track who's bringing what and what's left but I started getting cross-eyed so I'm just going to make requests. If you're out of whatever I want that's fine but I'm going to throw it out there just in case - thanks!

Skybird - I'd love any of the following: geranium, anemone, myosotis and/or violas.

Dryad - If I could beg one of each of the brunneras I'd be over the moon - they're SO expensive at the nursery! A creeping veronica would be great too if you have one.

Gjmancini - could I have some lambs ear, please?

Sisterk - I didn't get my sweet peas in in time this year, I'd love a little piece of yours if you don't mind.

As always, I have the xeric specials - May Night salvia, Sunset hyssop (agastache) and Walker's Low catmint. I could get some callirhoe involucrata too if someone wants it.
Thanks, looking forward to seeing you all!

Hi Amy,

I have you down for a Geranium, Anemone, Forget-me-not, and purple Viola.

I also have a small Waterperry creeping Veronica no one has asked for, if youd like to try two kinds of creeping Veronica. Should I put it on your list?

ANDI think I finally have room to put in a May Night, so Id like to have one of those!

And how much does your Walkers Low spread? Is it manageable? I think Id like to try a little bit of that too! I might give it away again in a couple years, but Id like to have a go at it!

Just curious! Have you successfully dug up Callirhoe before? I always assumed it would be pretty much impossible since its tap rooted.

I was over at Paulinos today and got another bale of soil, so tomorrow I can finish up the few things I still want to dig up yet. I dug up some more Anemones yesterday and COMPLETELY used up all the soil I hadso I repotted one of my houseplants into a smaller pot so I could reuse the extra soil to finish the Anemones. Might pot up a couple more tomorrownow that I have soil to put them in. Hey, I still have cups (pots) left! I cant stop now!

Skybird

Hello!

Skybird, the Black-Eyed Susan Vine is Thunbergia -- the package says it is shades of yellow, cream or white, but I don't know if that means on one vine, or it's a mix of seeds of different colors? I think one has sprouted of those sown in a couple of cups, so I don't know if that means you might just get an all white one! I sowed another a type called "spanish eyes", which looks sort of pinkish on the package but that has not sprouted yet, hope it does eventually. The Farewell to Spring is Clarkia (I had to read the whole package and it says it's named for Clark of Lewis & Clark!) Oh, and the alyssum is pink -- well the seed packet looks pinky-lavender, but mostly pink.

Austinnhanasmom -- I would love a couple tomatoes, I don't really know much about different types, but I was a German major, so I picked these two if you bring them:
Blondkofpchen - cherry
Riesentraube - cherry from Germany

Amester -- I will definitely bring some sweet peas! They must be 5-7 inches high, as long as they transplant okay out of their WS home, I'm sure they'll be fine.

Oh, and mayberrygardener, if you're out there, I'm definitely going to the swap and still interested in carpooling, I will call you tomorrow!

Phloxymary -- you mentioned a while back you might like to carpool from Lafayette. I sent an email but I'm not sure if you got it, so feel free to PM me if you want to catch up with us for driving!

See y'all soon!

LOL, Sis! I love the way you pick your tomatoes! Somehow I suspect its as good a system as spending hours and hours researching and reading descriptions! You might want to pick up another one thats bigger than a cherry on the day of the swapeven if it doesnt have a German name!!!

The Thunbergia is gonna be one of the colors, but not all on one vine. Yellow is the standard color, so most likely itll be that, but any of the colors would be fine. Theyre all pretty.

Thats interesting about the Lewis & Clark Clarkia! I never would have known that if you hadnt posted it! Ive never grown it before, but I bought seeds last yearwhich I never got around to planting!

If you happen to get in touch with Phloxymary, email me with her address so we can send her the info email. Shes one of the three we still havent been able to get hold of.

See you in a few days,
Skybird

I have three German tomatoes for sister_k - one's a big slicer:)

I also have three pastes for sherri09.

I'll bring more tomatoes and peppers.

My potting up of flowers is failing miserably, but I'm still gonna try and get the raspberries.

Yay! Thanks, Skybird, for everything - and Sister_k, sweetpeas are the biggest thing I remember about my dad's garden so you are feeding my nostalgia! Thanks.
A May Night and a Walker's Low for you, Skybird - the plants are maybe 2-3' wide by 2' tall, I get maybe 4 seedlings a year from my dozen-plus established ones (didn't know what kind of "spread" you meant!). So they volunteer a bit, but not at all aggressively. And I've not dug the Callirhoe but am happy to give it a try for you - all it can do is curl up its toes at us. :) I have extra containers and I know you're always looking for them, do you want a few set aside? I'm recycling most of them at my local nursery but can keep as many for you as you like.
Thanks again, everyone!

austinnhanasmom,
Are any of your peppers sweet ones? My pepper starts are not going well but I don't do hot... :-)

amester, I would love a May Night salvia. Thanks, Holly

Amy, you didnt say if you wanted the Waterperry, so Ill stick it in along with your cache of stuff! I dont need a Callirhoe, but I was wondering about digging them up because one of these years Im gonna need to try to move mine from where its been for five years now! I think it might be possible to dig one if its small enough, but I think my established one it gonna go into the brite lite when I try to do it! With the Nepeta, a few seedlings dont scare me, but I was wondering about how wide it would spread, and 2-3' is more than I thought, but Im pretty good at "containing" my plants, so Im gonna try it anyway!

AHmom, with the raspberries, why dont you just dig them late on Friday or before you come on Saturday, wrap the roots in wet newspaper, and stick them in individual plastic bags rather than sticking them in soil. Theyll be easier to transport and the wet paper will do as much for the roots as soil would. If theyre tall, you can cut much of the top offto make them less dangerous!

Skybird

"I have the xeric specials - May Night salvia, Sunset hyssop (agastache) and Walker's Low catmint."

If there are extras, I'd like to try the agastache and the catmint. The ravenous mammals decimated all my xeric deer/rabbit-resistant perennials the last time I tried, but this time I'll protect them more carefully.

Everyone's sedums sound very interesting now. It must be because the snow is finally melting and the local plants are starting to green up for the season.

"That�s interesting about the Lewis & Clark Clarkia! "

And Lewisia is named after Lewis.

austinhanasmom: I need some cherry tomatoes, please, would you save me a couple?

skybird or highalt: Do you have any non-white delosperma left? Also any waterperry Veronica to spare?

And if anyone is flush with herbs or annuals, I'm in the market. Thanks.

SisterK, I'm here, and still interested in a ride! I'll await your call and we can discuss how much room we'll need... ;-)

I don't have much to swap in the way of plants--most of my WS stuff isn't even up yet, and what is is too small to bring. I'll bring some wandering jew cuttings--they're the purple variety--and the other previously-mentioned items: chives, generic red slicing tomato, etc. I lost a whole bunch the other day trying to harden off some indoor-starts; something must have brushed against them, because several little stems are bent over right where the first true leaves started. ? Wasn't the cat this time...

Here on the Rocky Mountain Gardening forum, I think I can get away with saying "you guys" (as opposed to ya'll... no offense, but, ugh!) all seem to have the scientific names of the plants you are bringing/want--it's just almost intimidating. Hey, I said ALMOST! I can't wait to meet everybody!

I have some things to bring!!

I have the Campanula punctata 'cherry bells' x 2. They are very tiny starts but they seem happy! They tend to spread.

I have raspberries! I'll only pot them up tomorrow or early Saturday, so give me a holler if you'd like one. I apologize if I already promised one to someone and then forgot!!! Very edible and sweet, not sure what kind they are.

So far, I have GJMancini down for a raspberry.

Here are the cherry bells from last year's blooming:

Dont be intimidated, Mayberry, but do save your plant tags and seed packets when you plant something. If you have questions, we might be asking you just exactly what it is youre asking about, and the Latin name is usually (should be!) on the tag or packet. If we forget to put the common name in a post and youre ever wondering what the H were talking about, just ask!

Lewisia/Lewis! WOW! Never, ever would have made the connection, Poly! Lewisia is one of my favorite things! Just bought a new little one yesterday at Paulinos! And I moved my "old" one to "better digs" (pun intended) last week, so hopefully itll bloom again this yearand maybe Ill have the whole Expedition in my backyard! Lewisia and Clarkia!

Gotta get back outside,
Skybird

Autodidact, I have plenty of the yellow iceplant, Delosperma congestum, so I'll bring some cuttings for you. It roots very easily, and is a fast grower, but it's also easy to pull up wherever you don't want it.

I've also got Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' down for Amy/Greenbean08.

Mayberry, I'll take some of the Wandering Jew cuttings if you have enough. When I first started using the GardenWeb forums, I was pretty intimidated by the scientific names, especially on certain forums, like the Perennial forum. It seemed kind of snooty to me at the time, LOL! Then there were a couple of times that someone was referring to something by it's common name, for example African daisy, then I discovered that there were several different plants (osteospermum, dimorphotheca, arctotis, etc.) that are called by the same common name. So I made it my goal to learn the real name of anything I grew. A lot of times I will write both the common and scientific name, just to be sure I'm not excluding anyone from the conversation.

Bonnie

I have Holly and Polygonum's orders down - thanks.
I'll check in tomorrow to see if anyone else needs something.
Thanks!

Ok, one more time!

I dug up some more Anemones today, so I should have enough for anybody who decides they want one!

I dug up my couple year old Agastache foeniculum today (that I got at the first Spring Swap), so I have one 1-gallon plant! If you like licorice and if you use it for cooking or making tea, this is the most licorice scented plant youll find! The leaves are much larger than most of the other Agastaches/hyssops that you see these days. Its gonna be very wilty, but I left the foliage on so you can smell it!

1 Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint, 24-36" X 24", Sun, Lavender, Jul-Aug, z5
Herb, strong licorice scent, use for teas and in baking, flowers and leaves edible. Reseeds prolifically. Attracts bees.

Autodidact, I had just promised the only Waterperry I had to Amy, so I dug up another small start today. Theyre both small, but with creeping Veronica, its enough to get you started!

Conace/Connie, I found a very small Acanthus seedling today and stuck it in a pot, and since you wanted seed for it on the Seed Exchange and it turned out I didnt have any, I have this one down for you! Its VERY wilty right now, but it should be fine when it gets over being ripped out of the ground!

Poly, I dug up one of my big hollyhocks today and I wound up with 2 separate plants to put in 1-gallon pots. As near as I can tell theres only one crown, or one plant, in each pot, and if Im right there will only one color in each pot. Theyll be some shade of pinkfrom very light to very darkwont know till they bloom. I also have the pot with the seedlings in it. I added a seedling today, so there are 3 in the pot now. With the seedlings, you could possibly have 2 or 3 different colors, but they wont bloom this year. With the big ones, they should bloom this yearthey were already starting to spike, so I cut them all the way down and theyll bloom later than normalbut they should bloom! So you have the choice of one of the big ones or the small pot with the seedlings! Then Ill have the two left that somebody else can have.

Im not "taking orders" for these, but Ill also have seed for:

Callirhoe involucrata, Wine Cup, Poppy Mallow VERY hard to germinate!
Hibiscus moscheutos Disco Belle Pink
Alcea rosea, Hollyhock, mixed colors
Alcea rosea Nigra, Hollyhock, black
Crocosmia Lucifer
Aquilegia chrysantha, fragrant yellow columbine
Penstemon strictus, Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Lavandula angustifolia, English Lavender
Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint (same as the one plant I have!)
Rudbeckia hirta Rustic Colors, Black Eyed Susan, short lived, not reliably hardy
Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm, Black Eyed Susan, hardy perennial
Snapdragon, mixed colors
Nicandra physalodes, Shoo fly Plant, annual, not hardy
Garlic chives

Im bringing more different seeds than I have to past swaps, but Im only bringing 3-5 packs of each this time, so if theres something you really want, be sure you check out the seeds fairly quickly on Saturday!

NOAA now has the Saturday temps down for mid 50's so it could be chilly. Be sure you bring something warm enough to keep you comfortable if it is, or it wont be any fun! Charlene has a large covered patio, so we should be ok if it rains. We all know that with a 20% chance, rain isnt really too likely, but you might want to throw in an umbrella or waterproof something just in case its raining when we actually pick the plants.

I was planning to wear shorts again! Guess not!

Skybird

P.S. Everybody please water any plants you have well on Friday so theyll be ok all day on Saturday without having to worry about looking for water for thembut theyll be drained off enough that theyre not a mess!

I know that I'm so late to post and I apologize. I thought I was going to be unable to come so I just drooled over all the things I was going to be missing. I have to attend a class, but I've just found out it will be done at 1pm. I plan to just scoot on down the road and be there fashionably late. I tried to keep track of the status of plants I wanted, but I may have failed. If I ask for something that has gone to others, no worries.

Skybird - I would love to have a solomon's seal, a forget me not, and a veronica waterperry.

Sherri09 - I would like some fall crocus and a Lupine. I adore Lupine and am excited to try it.

Tequilagirl - If you still have a rhubarb plant, I would like to give one a good home in my garden.

Jclepine - The cherry bells are so cute! I would love to adopt one of those.

dryad58 - These are what I think may be spoken for, but if you still have either or both Brunnera, please put my name on it (them).

Amester - I would like to try the sunset hyssop agastache.

I'm scrambling to get plants together to bring. I know that I will have some tomato seedlings. Also, Greenbean; no promises, but I have a caryopteris that really dislikes its spot in the yard and since I don't really have another place for it, it may want to move to yours. I'll see what I can do to make that happen. It's been there a few years so I'm not sure how big it is and what I have to put it in.

Oh, I'm so excited now that I can come! See you all on Saturday.

Conace/Connie

Connie, I still have the Solomons Seal and Forget-me-not, but the Waterperry is gone for this swap. Try me again at the Fall Swap!

But, did you see in my last post above, I have a very small, seedling Acanthus for you? See above post for more infoI think we were both posting at the same time.

Skybird

greenbean08 - my peppers are not sweet, just mild or hot (not super hot because I have two kids that love to pick and eat in the garden) for ethnic cooking. Ancho and Anaheim aren't hot.

I'll follow skybird's suggestions for digging the raspberries.

autodidact - I'll have cherry tomatoes for you

jclepline - if you are bringing cherry bells, I'd LOVE one

Cherry Bells are now officially spoken for!

Conace and Austinnhanasmom, I will put your names on one each.

And, I'll bring my rain coat :)

Ack, I'm sorry I'm posting this so late.

I'm bringing:

*spider plants -- white center stripe and inverted green stripe varieties
*jelly melon (Cucumis metuliferus) seeds
*german chamomile seeds
*various marigold seeds (Tagetes erecta and patula)

I also could bring a bunch of cuttings w/o roots from the following:

*goldfish plant
*heart-shaped philodendron
*english ivy
*chocolate mint
*spearmint
*orange mint

I'm on the lookout for:

*any container-type tomatoes
*mild hot peppers
*bee balm
*apple mint

Look forward to seeing everybody! :)

Laura, I'd love to have some orange mint cuttings. Does it overwinter outdoors, or do you bring it in? Last year, I got several mints, but only the spearmint appears to have returned. I'd also like chocolate mint, but I think Skybird is bringing some for me.

Thanks,
Bonnie

Hi Laura,

I'd love to have some starts of your orange mint. I got a couple little pieces at one of last year's swaps, but they didn't make it.

If you like mints, at one of last year's swaps, I think Spring, I gave away 3 pineapple mints (all I had). If any of the people who got them still have them and are coming to this swap, maybe they could bring some cuttings of that one along for you! It's variegated and very nicely scented.

Skybird

Laura, I would also like one of each of chocolate and orange mint. Also, I had to look it up, but am interested in the goldfish plant and would like cuttings of that. Thankyou.

Skybird, thank you so much for bringing me the Acanthus seedling. You have a wonderful memory and are very thoughtful.

I've got you covered on the chocolate, Bonnie, and it's already rooted in a pot.

All the mints are hardy, but they're probably gonna need to be watered over winter if they're not covered with snow all winter. They like moisture. But remember, if they're in the ground, and they're happy with the soil and the moisture, they're gonna spread from Silt all the way to Denver!!!

Skybird

Laura, I'd love to try the orange mint, too! It should be happy next to my pineapple mint!

Thank you!
J

I have 2 more thingscompliments of the squirrels! Guess theyre good for somethingmaybe!

I was gonna pull these out and just throw them away, but........... The first one I pulled out came with the acorn still attached to it, so I dug up the second one and theyre both now in pots!

I have 2 oak trees! I assume theyre Gamble Oaks (Quercus gambelii), just because thats the most commonly found oak in this area, but I really dont have any way at all to be sure! If they are Gamble Oaks, they could wind up being anything from a single trunked smallish tree to a multi trunk bush kind of thing that looks more like scrub oak! There are two of them planted in one of the display gardens at Paulinos (they sell them), and one looks like a tree and the one right next to it is more "bushy!" Since I dont even know for sure what they are, theres no way to tell what theyre gonna look likebut they do have oak leaves!!! They will also spread somewhat, underground, I believe, and when they produce acorns, they will reseed fairly easily! So if somebody wants to take a chance on what they are and give them a try, Ill bring them along. I recommend them for somebody with a bigger yard, rather than just a tiny residential yard. Theyre still attached to the acorn and have very few roots. I would recommend growing them in the pots for a month or two so you can control the water better than if they were in the ground, and Id recommend you use a wet/dry cycle. Theyre completely saturated now, let them dry almost completely, then resaturate, let dry, resaturate........ Assuming they are Gamble Oaks they like it dry, and letting them dry almost all the way before watering again should help them form roots.

Anybody interested?

Skybird

Laura, I can bring you some bare and ugly (for now) pineapple mint! Skybird thinks it will do fine and sprout from the roots and crown. I'm joking about it being ugly. It just hasn't really come up yet.

I enjoyed it last year as it smells wonderful when you squish one of the leaves!

J.

I too would love cuttings of the mints, any of them! I'll keep them contained, though I think the local critters might be able to keep them in check.

I would like a cutting of the heart-leafed philodendron, too.

Thank you!

i wasn't sure until today, but i can make it if i can bring my 5-year-old. do any kids come to the swap?

i realize this is very very last-minute, but if anybody checks this before tomorrow, here's what i can bring-
bronze fennel - 3-4', smells really yummy and totally edible (maybe i'll bring apple-fennel salsa tomorrow, hmm...) - perennial, self-seeds.
coreopsis - looks just like the picture of 'nana' above but a little bigger
mint - kentucky colonel - basic spearmint-y
lamium - i think it's 'pink pewter'
salvia volunteers - they're between the 'may night' and the 'blue hill' , so not totally sure who's its daddy....
blue hyssop (hyssopus officianalis)
solidago 'fireworks' (big, 3-4' tall light yellow streamers)
snow pea and cucumber (straight 8) starts

my wish list - and if it's too late and people don't see this, i'll deal!
skybird - if they're not all spoken for, could i have a solomon's seal, a shasta daisy, or a forget-me-not?
laura - i'd love goldfish plant and orange mint cuttings
sister k - could i have a thunbergia, sweet pea, and a lemon basil if you have one?

here's a pic of someone else's bronze fennel, and the solidago is on the high country gardens site if anyone wants a look. next year i'll figure out how to do pictures - and take some!

does anyone want to carpool from denver? (central - east) - i'll drive.
jen

Hi Jen,

If you come looking here, I just sent you an email with the directions. If you have any questions, let me/us know.

If anyone who sees this can/wants to car pool with Jen, her email address is public on her bio page!

Its gonna be chilly, everyone! Heres a link to NOAA/Castle Rock! Dress warmly and water proofly!

See you all soon,
Skybird

I mentioned this in another thread, but just in case --

I was sadly unable to make it to the swap (family emergency) but wanted to say "sorry" to those who were looking forward to getting mint, etc. :(

Please PM me and perhaps we can still figure something out...