Great seeds to give away

Hello!

Annabellegaby's request is the last one I will take until I have sorted all requests out and see what's left. Thank you all very much for giving my seeds a new home and allowing me to go ahead with my compulsory behaviour (seed collecting - LOL).


Hello to everybody!

I have a lot of seeds left and our new collecting-season is about to start. I will send 10 to 15 different packages of your choice (please list 20 or more in case some have gone).

Subscribed Members have the first choice.

You don't have to send anything in exchange. No postage required. Only if you can and you are happy with the seeds I am sending you, please send Dave (yes, the one from Daves Garden - LOL) one dollar (or a buck!) as a contribution for members that cannot pay for their membership renewal. I have been in that situation before and there was always an angel there for me.

This is what I have:

Botanical name, common name, colour of the flowers, amount of seeds per trade

CHILEAN NATIVE PLANTS:

Astragalus arnottianus (showy inflated seed-pods), purple flowers (30) A.

Cassia multiglandulosa (syn. Senna multiglandulosa), lovely shrub with clusters of golden-yellow flowers (30) P.

Geum magellanicum (the root of adult plants is known as the Chilean version of Viagra) yellow flowers (approx. 50) HP.

Oxalis squamata, non-invasive magenta flowered perennial, ideal for rock-gardens (30) HHP.

Rhodophiala advena, bulb, Amaryllis-shaped flowers but smaller, red flowers (30) PB (1 trade left)

Rhodophiala rhodolirion, bulb, Amaryllis-shaped flowers but smaller; colours range from white to pink and have either red stripes or spots (30) HPB

Salpiglossis sinuata Bolero F2* (30+). This is a hybrid of a Chilean native flower. A.

Schizanthus hookerii (Poor Man's Orchid) a Chilean native beauty from the Andes Mountains, pink/mauve (50+) A. (2 trades left)

Tropaeolum mix (T. tricolorum, T. ciliatum, T. polyphyllum and T. sessilifolium. The first two species are climbers and the last two are scramblers) (10 seeds) (1 trade left)


CHILEAN NATIVE TREES:

Crinodendron patagua, Chilean native tree with dense, leatherly dark green leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in late spring (30)

Maytenus boaria, lovely Chilean ornamental tree with weeping branches (light foliage) (1 trade left)


Regular Garden seeds - Annuals, perennials and shrubs

Aptenia cordifolia / mini Ice Plant, great as ground-cover or cascading plant (50)

Asarina scandens / Trailing Snapdragon, deep violet with white throat (30+)

Canna - small flowered sp., plant 5' (red flowers) (10)

Cerinthe major purpurescens, blue and purple (30)

Geranium pyrenaicum Album, masses of small white flowers (30)

Geranium pyrenaicum Isparta, purple with a white centre (20)

Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis, similar to Ispartha, without the white centre (20)

Lagestroemia indica (Crape Myrtle), mixed colours (200+)
Lilium, yellow with an orangish stripe (25) (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)

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) (1 trade left)

Pittosporum crassifolia (30) (1 trade left)

Podranea ricasoliana (Bignonia vine), mauve/pink (50+) (1 trade left)

Rosa moschata (wild rose) (50+)

Salvia coccinea / Texas Sage, red (100+) (1 trade left)

Silybum marianum / Milk Thistle, (50)

Spartium junceum / Spanish Broom, rich yellow fragrant flowers (30) (1 trade left)

Trees:

Bauhinia variegata Candida (Orchid tree), white flowers (30+)

Jacaranda mimosifolia, syn. Ovalifolia (50+)

Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust) (30)


Others:

Ocimum basilikum (Basil) (30+)
Nepeta cataria / Catnip, white and pink (50)
Allium schoenoprasum / Chives (50)
Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify)*, french commercial seeds (50) (1 trade left)

* = commercial seeds.

All my seeds are fresh (most of them harvested February 2002 on), no left-overs from other traders nor from previous years. Open pollinated.

So ............... who is first?


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sent you email

What a list, I'll go. I would love to have Alstroemeria, Geum, Geranium Orchid Blue and Passiflora coerulea.

Ursula, I would like Salpiglossis sinuata, Schizanthus hookerii, Sysirinchium arenarium, Aquilegia vulgaris,and Cerinthe major purpurescens if they are available.
I think your suggestion to donate a dollar to DG to help others who can't afford a membership is wonderful and so very generous. My only question is: How do I donate one dollar? I don't have Paypal, should I send DG a check for $1?
Thank you so much for your generosity. I will email you my address.

u got mail!

You have mail!

Requesting:

Schizanthus coccineus
S. hookerii
Eschscholzia cal.
Geranium bohemicum
G. p. album
G. p. Ispartha
G. p. Bill Wallis
Bauhinia var. candida
Capsicum 'Cacho de Cabra'

THANK YOU so much for your generous offer. I am going to add the dollar to my membership renewal check, but I think a dollar bill concealed in an envelope would work well too!

This message was edited Sep 16, 2003 10:02 PM

I have e-mailed Dave regarding the voluntary contribution. As soon as I get his answer I will post it here.

Please don't forget to e-mail me your adresses.

Ursala,
What a wonderful offer. I'email you

You have mail

Ursala
I sent you an email but had to tell you what a wonderful offer this is.
Thanks
Alice

what a great idea!!! I'll get my dollar off.

would love to have any of these
Alstroemeria
Calandrinia grandiflora
Montiopsis sericea
Rhodophiala rhodolirion, bulb,
Salpiglossis sinuata Bolero F2* (
Schizanthus coccineus,
Schizanthus hookerii (
Solanum jasminoides Album
Sysirinchium arenarium,
Aquilegia vulgaris, pale pink (60+)
any geranium

thank you

Ursula, You have mail. What a sweet idea :)

Thanks Ursula,
You have email

Oh what a nice thing to do! I will send my dollar as I renew soon!
I would like any of the following:
Alstroemeria
Eccremocarpus scaber
Ornithogalum longibracteatum
Spartium junceum
Bauhinia variegata Candida
Rhodophiala rhodolirion

tiG, is your address still the same?

Weeds, please e-mail me your address.

Ursula

Thank you so much for this offer!!
I would like
Eccremocarpus Scaba
Salpiglossis Sinuata
Passiflora
Troepaeolum Mix
Any flowering plant seeds would be appreciated!
You've got mail!

This message was edited Sep 16, 2003 10:42 PM

mine is, sorry I read so fast and didn't think about what you would need on your end. thanks again, this is a great idea.

Hi Ursula-

I Have Sent You an E-Mail.
Thank You So Much.

ZZ.

What a wonderful offer. I would like the
astragalus arnottrenus
eccremocarpas scaba
bauhinia variegata
schizanthus (any!)
tropaeolum
rhodephiala (any)
passiflora caerulea
crinodendron patagua
Maytenus boaria
Pittosporum crassifolia
Cerinthe major purpurescens
Podranea ricasoliana

you got mail. Beijos. Antonio

You have mail

I would love;
Salpiglossis sinuata Bolero
Tropaeolum mix
Aptenia cordifolia
Geranium pyrenaicum Isperta
Thank you so much for sharing.
Deb

Hi Ursula,i would take any that you have left.
Sending you a e-mail,thank you

Ursula, meant to say you can choose what you would
like to send, not everything you have. I would
take anything for my new yard.lol.

This message was edited Sep 18, 2003 10:25 PM

Ursula you have mail...... :o)

You Got Mail!!!!!!

Ursula, I speak for myself and I believe everyone else here at DG's that this was a very sweet and thoughtful thing to do for those who cant renew membership due to hardships. We all have been there I think, well I have at least more than one occasion in my life. I hope to contribute and make someone happy to be back here with us. God Bless you Ursula...You are truly an angel sent from the Heavens :-)

Julieanne

Ursula
May I add this to my list I emailed you with
??? I would be most greatful. Thank you so much


Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust)


Julieanne aka annabellegabby

Anything left Ursula??

Was wondering the same thing??

Ursula edited the first post, you may want to take a look!

Thats me....a day late and a dollar short as usual! LOL

Don't feel frustrated, there will be some more seeds. All I ask you is to be a little patient, because I'm still packing the seeds I comitted for the "first round" (up to Annabellegabby incl.). These will be mailed on Monday (yesterday was our Independence Day and today is a holiday too -Army Day). As soon as I complete these 20+ envelopes, I will publish what's left in a new thread under the same terms of this one.

WOW, I never expected such success!

Ursula

Ursula, I received your package and I am most greatful for the seeds, thank you so much and for such a great cause. You sent so many seeds, and so many that I dont even recognize I asked for!!!!!!!!! I am excited about having alittle bit of Chile in my yard along with your friendship too. Thank you my friend...you have a huge heart!

Julieanne aka Annabellegabby

Hi Ursula, I received the seeds today. Wow! so many. I can't wait to get them in to my garden. I will either have the busiest or most colorful garden in these parts. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Jan

Hello to all participants!

Yesterday I sent the following mail to all participants, but my Yahoo Mailer Daeamon reported some failure deliveries. Therefore I'm repeating the text here so everybody can read it:

Dear Amigos,

I am very pleased because today the first 2 DG Registered Members have received their seeds: Annabellegabby and TombstoneJan. The seeds for all the members of the first round were mailed the same day, so yours should arrive within this week. Please keep me updated.

I thought maybe some of the Chilean Native Plants could be unknown to you. An Altavista search led me to this link: http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/. If you go to the list of plants page http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr/JAL/chili/ and make a click on the botanical names, you will find beautiful pictures of the flowers. However, as anything created by humans, this is not fully perfect. I have not gone through all pictures yet, but already found 2 mistakes. Stachys grandidentata actually pictures a Schizanthus and Helenium aromaticum pictures something totally different. All in all, the page is great!

Thanks to all of you for giving my precious seeds good new homes. Just remember not to overwater the plants and provide them with good drainage.

An additional "thank you" to all the participants that were able to send a donation for the Garden Angels Fund. Remember this was not a condition to get the seeds, but an absolutely voluntary donation for a fund I personally think is great.

Please, if anyone has tiG's e-mail, send her a copy of this mail - I cannot find her address.

I wish you all a mild winter, planning where you will plant the seeds from Chile, imagining how your garden will look next spring and great success with the sowing process. At that time I will be sun-baking and collecting fresh seeds to exchange with you next year.

A big hug,

Ursula

thank you Ursula, you're the best.

Ursula!!!!!! WE love you! {{{{Huggles}}}}

I got my seeds today!!!! Wow, I am thrilled and will make a section of my garden just for your seeds. I really appreciate them and the donation was a great idea!
Connie

Ursula, I got mine today and you sent such a wonderful collection. Thank you so much.

Hola Ursula, Como estas?

Me parece que el negocio de tus semillas fue un exito grandioso !
Por estos lados de vuelta al invierno : llueve y hace un poquitin de frio.

Chao y un abrazo!

Me too!