After grousing that I should have labeled the plants so I would know which was what color, low and behold they started to bloom again. Now I really have to harvest to give them a chance. These plants started blooming back in late April. Anyone want seeds? 4 colors
Yes, please. Would love to get each colour separately. This is my updated trade-list:
CHILEAN NATIVE PLANTS:
Alstroemeria (mix of low growing Alstroemerias -up to 1 ft- in different shades of pink) A. umbellata, A. pallida & A. exsercens (60). Ideal for rock gardens or front of border.
Argemone hunnemannii (our version of the Prickly Poppy), white. Beautiful! (50)
Astragalus arnottianus (showy inflated seed-pods), purple flowers (30)
Calandrinia grandiflora (syn. Cistanthe grandiflora), magenta (50)
Calceolaria biflora, perennial Chilean native gold-yellow flowering calceolaria for wet/humid soil (approx. 100)
Calceolaria petiolaris, masses of small lemon-yellow flowers (approx. 100)
Cassia multiglandulosa (syn. Senna multiglandulosa), lovely shrub with clusters of golden-yellow flowers (30)
Eccremocarpus scaber / Chilean Glory vine (approx. 100)
Geum magellanicum (the root of adult plants is known as the
Chilean version of Viagra) yellow flowers (approx. 50)
Lupinus microcarpus, dwarf annual Lupine from the Andes Mountains, white/blue, White/pink (30) (1 trade left)
Mutisia longifolia, lovely purplish-pink flowers and Holly-like leaves with a tendril at the end. Climber (10)
Mutisia rosea, pale yellow 'petals' with dusty-pink reverse. This one can be grown either as a climber or a 'cushion' (Rosemary-like leaves) (10)
Nicotiana glauca / Tree Tobacco, Chilean native shrub, yellow flowers (150+)
Oxalis squamata, non-invasive magenta flowered perennial, ideal for rock-gardens (30)
Rodophiala advena, bulb, Amaryllis-shaped flowers but smaller, red flowers (30)
Rhodophiala rhodolirion, bulb, Amaryllis-shaped flowers but smaller; colours range from white to pink and have either red stripes or spots (30)
Salpiglossis sinuata Bolero F2* (30+). This is a hybrid of a Chilean native flower.
Schizanthus coccineus, red with a yellow tongue, VERY RARE (50)
Schizanthus hookerii (Poor Man's Orchid) a Chilean native beauty from the Andes Mountains, pink/mauve (50+)
Solanum jasminoides Album /Chilean Potato Vine, white flowers (30)
Solanum ligustrinum / Chilean Nightshade, perennial shrub with lilac or violet flowers (30 clean seeds or 10 berries with 10+ seeds each; you choose)
Stachys mix, S. phillippianna (fuchsia-pink) and S. grandidentata (two shades of pink) (30)
Sysirinchium arenarium, purple veined yellow flowers (approx. 50 seeds)
Tropaeolum tricolorum (vine) another chilean native beauty!The seeds procede from wild-grown plants with the regular red-yellow-blue colours, as well as mutations in orange, yellow, green and different tones of red (20)
CHILEAN NATIVE TREES:
Crinodendron patagua, Chilean native tree with dense, leatherly dark green leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in late spring (30)
Please note the above are MY VERY SPECIAL SEEDS and I expect to exchange them for YOUR VERY SPECIAL SEEDS!
Annuals, perennials and shrubs:
Aptenia cordifolia / mini Ice Plant, great as ground-cover or cascading plant (50)
Aquilegia vulgaris, pale pink (60+)
Asarina scandens / Trailing Snapdragon, deep violet with white throat (30+)
Asparagus sprengerii / Asparagus fern (30)
Campanula carpatica / Blue Clips (100+)
Campsis radicans / Red trumpet vine (50+)
Cerinthe major purpurescens, blue and purple (15)
Cynara cardunculus / Cardoon, purple/blue (30+)(one trade left)
Erigeron karvinskianus / Spanish Daisy, white on top, pink on reverse of petals (approx. 100)
Eschscholzia californica / Californian Poppy (naturalized here), copper, orange, yellow, very pale yellow & white flowers (100)
Freesia sp, golden-yellow, lovely scented flowers (30 seeds or 30 bulbils: you choose)
Geranium bohemicum Orchid Blue (30)
Geranium pyrenaicum Album, masses of small white flowers (30)
Geranium pyrenaicum Ispartha, purple with a white centre (20)
Lagestroemia indica (Crape Myrtle), mixed colours (200+)
Lilium, yellow with an orangish stripe (25) only 1 trade left
Mirabilis jalapa / 4 O'clocks, bright broken colours (18) (1 trade left)
Passiflora coerulea. This is the hardiest passion flower vine! White flowers with a blue crown (30)
Passiflora edulis, produces the loveley tropical scented fruit called 'maracuja'. Does not tolerate much frost (28)
Ornithogalum longibracteatum. I used to post this one as
Eremurus himalaicus (Foxtail Lily) by mistake. Sorry, they look very similar! Spikes of numerous white flowers (30)
Pittosporum crassifolia (30)
Pittosporum tobira / Japanese Pittosporum, creamish/yellowish/white lovely scented flowers (30)
Podranea ricasoliana (Bignonia vine), mauve/pink (50+)
Potentilla 'Apricot Delight', apricot with a reddish centre (approx. 50) (1 trade left)
Rosa moschata (wild rose) (50+)
Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), white and pink (30+)
Salvia coccinea / Texas Sage, red (100+)
Silene (Lychnis) flos-jovi, pink flowers (approx. 150 seeds)
Silybum marianum / Milk Thistle, (50)
Spartium junceum / Spanish Broom, rich yellow fragrant flowers (30)
Trees:
Bauhinia variegata Candida (Orchid tree), white flowers (30+)
Jacaranda mimosifolia, syn. Ovalifolia (50+)
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust) (30)
Others:
Ocimum basilikum (Basil) (30+)
Majoram (50+)
Nepeta cataria / Catnip, white and pink (50)
Allium schoenoprasum / Chives (50)
Capsicum annuum 'Cacho de Cabra', VERY HOT pepper (30)
Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify)*, french commercial seeds (50)
* = commercial seeds.
All my seeds are fresh (most of them harvested November 2002 on), no left-overs from other traders nor from previous years. Open pollinated.
My seed-wish-list:
FLOWERS:
Lady Slippers (Cypripedium species), any colour or sp.
Hardy geraniums, dying for G. maderense
Clematis, FRESH SEEDS ONLY, PLEASE, of all species and varieties I don't have
Campanulas (perennial) I don't have
Adenophoras
Azorina viallii
Symphyandras
Codonopsis
Gloriosa rothschildiana
anything unusual
NON-GENETICALLY ALTERED VEGETABLES
OTHERS:
Also, would love to exchange my seeds for discarded seed/plant catalogues I don't have, and/or discarded gardening magazines. They don't have to be new but, please, without cut-outs.
Ursula, Send my your addy and they're yours. It will be a few days as I am just harvesting. These are biennial but stay low to the ground and not invasive while you wait. My DD aka Garden Fairy , planted these and they were cerrtainly worth the wait. They were wonderful longlasting cut flowers a well.
Frogsrus, I'm mailing you my address. Thank you so much,
Ursula
i do. and thank you. are you looking for anything in particular i just may have it,. i am still working on our other trades and getting the aftgan to you.
I'll get them out to you.
