New this year, we're going to try making a separate thread with items available. Thanks to the edit function, we can update our lists and note what is already claimed. Here is a beginning list of the items I will have available to trade. All are outdoor plants. Hosta nigrescens - a vigorous, tall, upright grey-green hosta with somewhat cupped leaves, best in shade Hosta Royal Standard - upright-arching green leaves, fragrant white flowers, also vigorous; likes quite a lot of sun I have dozens of other hostas of which I could take divisions if you need a hosta for certain conditions or of a certain type. Hydrangea ... Nigra - a mophead type of hydrangea that blooms pink for me, distinguished by black stems on current season's growth Carex plantaginea - a grass that looks like a narrow-leaved hosta Carex grayi - plain green grass to about a foot high, very cool mace-like seed heads. Rohdea japonica - evergreen perennial a bit like a hosta - anyone notice a theme emerging here? Fern: Polystichum setiferum 'Rotundatum Cristatum' - spreading, forked fronds (12-18" long) that have a somewhat congested look. Tolerates dry conditions once established Again, many other ferns available if interested. Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple' - probably a seedling of the original plant, but seeds true. 2-year seedlings of Cydonia (fruiting quince), fruits unpalatable the point of being inedible unless baked or cooked, but best made into jelly (very high in pectin). I'm hoping to get a tree called a Parrotia some day - don't suppose anyone has seeds?
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available Well, here's my tentative list: Malva moschata Pink (Musk Mallow) Laburnum alpinum (Scotch or Alpine Golden Chain Tree) Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet) Ligularia siberica Rue variegata Metasequoia glyptostrophoides (Dawn Redwood) Punica granatum nana (miniature Pomegranite) Mandevilla laxa Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle) Zizyphus jujube Syneilesis aconitifolia Gypsophila oldhamiana Luzula sylvatica 'Starmaker' (Greater Woodrush) Bupleureum longifolium Asarina procumbens (Trailing/climbing Snapdragon) Bellamcanda sinensis (Blackberry Lily) Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo) Corydalis elata Hosta Honeybells Hosta Summer Fragrance Hosta Lemon Lime Hosta Albo marginata Hosta Undulata medio variegata Lilium lancifolium flore plena, this year's stem bulbils (species double Tiger Lily) Lilium Asiatic Kiss Me Kate Sophora davidii Sesleria heufleriana (Blue Green Moor grass) Clematis viticella Clematis flammula Hibiscus sinensis (not hardy) - I have 3 different ones, 2 years old, living through benign neglect. Acnistus australis (blue) Also have half a dozen different miniature hosta which I'd like to trade for other miniature plants. Looking for as always, fragrance (the pleasant kind). Lilac pallibiniana, Lilac meyeri Palibin, Solidaster Luteus or Lemore, Solidago 'Crown of Rays' - bought this.
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available Hello Gardening friends! Here's my little list for now: Golden Oregano Coral Dawn, Climbing rose currently at about 5 ft tall Dr Huey (2), climbing rose - used as rootstock quite often - once bloomer currently about 6 ft tall Harison's Yellow - black-spots a lot if not sprayed, but if you're a sprayer HY is a collector's rose - stunning cupped sulphur yellow blooms in the spring. another once blooming unknown rose - small Chives Purple Sage ajuga, bronze beauty and chocolate chip english violets soloman's seal phlox paniculata, white euonymous that I think is wintercreeper - tag is somewhere . . . columbine/aquilegia - self-seeded. foxgloves - self-seeded hardy geraniums (pink) - self-seeded. Perovskia 'Blue spire' artemisia - 'silver mound', 'silver queen' mini-roses - dark red purple/lavender asters - one variety is 5 ft tall the other is about 2 ft tall. jasminum stephanense - a 3 year old specimen. Would like to trade for another climber. 10/06 updates: Iris germanica 'Babbling Brook', Iris germanica "Superstition', Iris germanica 'Skyhooks', Canna lily 'King Humbert', dicentra formosa (native bleeding hearts), Alchemila mollis (Lady's mantle), bergenia cordifolia, talinum paniculatum, pulmonaria 'sissinghurst white'. Garlic: have: Elephant, Yugoslavian softneck, Yugoslavian hardneck, Susan Delafield want: purple skinned, prefer hardneck, looking for 'music' Indoor stuff: Aloe vera, banana plant I'm not sure if it's hardy as I've been bringing it indoors in the winter - it now has pups that I can remove if someone expresses interest otherwise I won't make time for it. I also have about 100 roses I can take cuttings from please let me know if you're interested and I can send a spreadsheet. Probably have a few gallica suckers as well. I'll probably sow some seeds this weekend. Some biennials and perennials probably; I'll update as they pop their little heads up. Karen.
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available This is mine for now: Climbing hydragena (it has never bloom for me) Rosa 'buff beauty' various hostas soloman seal white phlox red classic dahlias (does anyone know when I'm supposed to cut them down?) lady's mantle tri-color sage cuttings bay leaf cuttings rosemary various hostas Looking for garlic and acorn squash seeds Helen
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available AVAILABLE Rooted Cuttings: -Boxwood, -Purple Smoke Bush -Green leaved Euryops (Golden Shrub Daisy) -Forsythia -Cedar tree seedlings. AVAILABLE Plants & Divisions: -Daylily/tigerlily -Irises -Lacecap hydrangea (white) -Snow on the Mountain (Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum')...flowers look like Queen Anne's Lace -Ageratum (Floss Flower) -Periwinkle (great groundcover for shade). AVAILABLE Seeds: -Red Salvia -Ornamental Cabbage (for fall/winter color)...probably too late to plant seeds now but you could save them for planting next August....OR...I could provide cuttings of little babies that the mother plant produces, which will grow now. WANTED LIST: WANTED - variety of hostas (especially variegated), Pulmonaria, interesting ferns and other shade loving plants. WANTED - FLORIST FAVORITES (good for cut floral arrangements) such as Alstromeria, Salal, Nigella, Scabiosa, Candytuft, Speedwell, 'Altropurpurea' Snakeroot, lilies, Liatris, Lady's Mantle, Foxtail Lily, Eucalyptus (various kinds), etc. WANTED - Goatsbeard, Painted Daisy (Pyrethrum Daisy), Snow-in-Summer, yellow Daylily ('Stella de Oro' or 'Hyperion'), WANTED-Vines: Hops, Kiwiberry.
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available So far my list includes mostly seeds I am in the process of harvesting or have harvested, may add more later: Seeds: pink morning glory vine acanthus(bear's breeches) seeds helianthus(pernennial sunflower) helenium, 2 or 3 types gallardia echinacea lavatera(white perennial) shasta daisy(tall large flower) godetia Dahlias, although not dividing until Novemeber so post swap trade or next Spring: bonaventure zorro winkie col. spartacus show n tell rothsay reveler HY clown Edna C Also various lavender colored. Some I have on order for any dahlia fans info.: midnight sun Pennsgift Clydes Choice Taiheyo Elsie Huston Lulu Patti cuttings from: calicarpa(beauty berry) kerria kiwiberry some unspecified rooted rose cuttings of rose (either Q.E., wenlock or Pink Peace) honey divisions: rosa rugosa/wild rose japanese anemone(long stemmed grape leaf) I am interested in calla, allium, fancy mint?, groundcover/thyme, heather, vines, canterbury bells campanula. I may not be at the weekend event but willing to drop off to Cecilia trades, as I work next to Metrotown and might not be commuting that weekend.
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available Sorry, I don't know the fancy Latin names of everything, so here goes: 2 Oleander (the "flowers" never bloomed, but look like buds) 1 Hibiscus (hardy, purple) Gladiolus Lucifer Lemon Bee Balm Lamb's Ear (who gave me that? it's really taken off!) Pot Marigold And you can point at anything else in my garden and we can talk about it...
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available I look forward to joining you all... Most of my plants are originally from this trade group, so I'll try to look around the garden for something new to trade, otherwise I have: HAVE - NEED TO FIND HOMES FOR seedlings/divisions of: [] indicates how many I've dug up so far - let me know which ones are of interest, I'll make sure I dig some & set aside. - carex pendula [20!!] - astrantia major (masterwort - whitish flower) [1 pot of 3 plants] - purple asters, blooming now [2] - those crazy strawberries that run & trail down my walls, they finally had flowers this year but no sign of berries - anyone would like it as a groundcover/trailing plant? - crocosmia (the orange one) [3 sets of 5 bulbs] - osteospermum (purple "Symphony" I believe) - like a friendship cake, this one spreads beautifully, anyone not have it yet? - butterfly bushes (rooted cuttings from this spring, they are 12" high now and already bloomed this summer, will be MASSIVE next year) - this one is either the standard (wild) purple one, or very similar colour - visitors often mistake it for a lilac, and the butterflies and hummingbirds love it! [2] - euphorbia myrsinites [2] - japanese anemone - light purple - virginia creeper [3 cuttings with roots] - digitalis (foxglove - seedlings of white flowered one) [1 pot of 5 seedlings] HAVE - CAN DIG IF SOMEONE WANTS: - mini irises - purple - 2 rooted cuttings of Physocarpus Diablo (nice black shrub) - climbing hydrangea (rooted cutting) [1] - tarragon (believe it is French tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus) [2] I'll need to walk about the garden, to see what else... Please let me know (in the other thread, I suppose), if any are of interest, so I can be sure to pot some up & put your name on it. I don't need a trade in return, I have been very blessed by this group, and happy to share what I can. I'll be on the lookout for... WANTED perennials: - more bright daisy-like flowers (all sorts of colours) which form a good clump - plants for a shady/wet area - osteospermum (other colours than my purple "Symphony") - white coneflower / echinacea - more sedum spectabile (I think I have "Autumn Joy" & "Brilliant" - love these!) - more tall euphorbia Lily
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available I have: -double dianthus (pinks) 24" tall. Pink, white, red -carnation 24" tall. Red. -bellflower (large clump). Pale blue & white -rudbeckia. Black-eyed susan -Japanese anemone - pink -fall aster. Mauve -Sedum autumn joy -Lady's mantle -Shasta daisy -Vinca major/Greater periwinkle (much faster spreader than vinca minor) -Egyptian onion My sister, Robin (newbie) is joining us. She has -snow in summer Looking for: -under 12" tall flowering plants for fill. Early summer bloomers, not blue or purple
Re: Oct 15th Fall Swap, items available I have some seeds..... Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora), Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans), Astelia chathamica, Silk Oak (Grevilia robusta) and for the real adventurous Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina). And I'm looking for seeds/seedlings for King William Pine (Athrotaxis selaginoides) and also a Pacific Yew. Cheers
