CLOSED: HAVE: PEACOCK GINGERS, EEs, CUTTINGS OF SWEET POTATO VINES

I still have several Peacock gingers. See a previous post for pics of the two varieties I have.

I also have one Illustris (Imperial Taro) elephant ear with black and green leaves. It is about 8 or 10 inches tall right now.

Colocasia Fallax - at least that is what I think it is. It's looks like the one on Plant Delights Nursery site, with a silver streak in the center - very rare - can send you a pic if you want to verify that it's Fallax. I bought it with no tag, but I've never seen this variety before.

Colocasia Esculenta - giant green ee

Running ee - spreads by above ground runners

Xanthosoma with a bronze or raspberry tone to the leaves

And I can get cuttings from 3 different Sweet Potato vines: Margarita (the chartreuse one) (http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53068/), Blackie (purple/black ivy like leaves), and Tricolor (pink, cream, and green). These are the easiest things to root. Just put them in water or moist soil. Some may already have roots or root nubs on them when you get them. I can't root too many things, but these are no problem. They make a great ground cover and will also grow in a pond or waterfall.

I'm looking primarily for daylilies, sedums, or elephant ears I don't have. To see what I DO have, look here:

http://members.gardenweb.com/members/butterflychaser

at the bottom, there is a list of the plants I have.

Due to postage costs, gas prices, and time limitations, I only do large trades--several plants in a package. I won't trade for just one plant, as it would probably be cheaper to just buy it rather than give up a plant, pay postage to mail it, and gas to get to the p.o. Can you believe they're predicting that gas prices will be $3.00 soon???

I hope to do a couple of large trades. If interested, let me know what you'd like and what you have.

Thanks for looking!

NancyAnn

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Oh Nancy Ann, it's so good to know that there's someone out there even crazier than me about plants! (well, at least as crazy as me) And thank you for sharing your story and pics; it's so nice to have a face and background of DG friends. I'm so happy for your new lease on life and that you discovered your passion for gardening. I'm not ready to add any more tropicals (that I have to overwinter indoors) just yet, but I'm always scanning for cool new stuff, so when spring comes I'll be hitting you up! Good luck, Neal.

Oh, Neal, these are pretty carefree tropicals. They'd make great houseplants. AND I just got a great deal on some Tropicanna cannas. If you don't have any, you might have to consider those. They might be hardy for you. They are for me if I plant them in a well drained area. AND I just bought some Tropicanna Gold cannas that I can split, if you think you might need some. I also got some different elephant ears: Illustris, Wentii, some kind of bronze leafed xanthosoma (looks like an arrowhead plant but is supposed to be an ee) and a dwarf green leafed variety with a silver streak in the center. Will do some research to find out what they are.

Anytime you wanna trade, just holler. Traders just don't get any better than you!

NancyAnn

The elephant ear with the silver streak kinda looks like Colocasia Fallax - Silver Leaf ee. Here's a pic from plant delights:

http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Fall/Detail/02600_2.html

It is very prolific apparently.

Butterfly.........the chartreuse sweet potato vine is "Margharita." =)

Actually, most places, including Daves plant files, spell it Margarita (without the H). Got it mixed up with my high school French teacher, Madame Marguerite. LOL I remember her fondly, even her fetish for goat's milk cheese. She brought some to class once and it was the most horrid thing I had ever put in my mouth...until oysters. LOL

NancyAnn

Oh, dear.........all of those people spelling 'margharita' wrong. =(

;-) MKJ

Oh man NancyAnn, you don't like feta cheese or oysters ??
gosh...they are both great....I love Greek salads and fried oysters:)))
LOL
Margo

That EE is fantastic! And Tropicana Gold sounds superb to. I've been growing Tropicana for a few years now and absolutely love it.

I did find a couple more daylilies I have an extra fan of: 'Closer Look' and 'Siloam Grace Stamile'. Also have a couple of un-named ones that are really nice. One was purchased as 'Strawberry Candy', but is tall, reblooms, and has deep burgundy-plum blooms with a yellow to green throat; I call it 'Not Strawberry Candy'! The other was given to me be a daylily enthusiast friend, and has large, ruffled burgundy-wine colored blooms.

Here's 'Not Strawberry Candy' (it looks brick colored in the pic, but it's really a dark plum)

The blooms on 'Not Strawberry Candy' are about 3"

Here's the large, ruffled one. The blooms are about 5", and I call her 'Dark Lady'

GREAT!!!! I have a canna question!! It looks like you are JUST the person to ask!!! BTW...I love your write up!! You are such astrong and fantastic lady!! Thanks for sharing your story!!
This is an offspring of a Cleopatria and ??? that appeared this year in my canna bed. Do you think it will throw more offspring just like it?

blkwolf, Butterflychaser has been in the hospital, so if you don't get a reply, that's why. But on the tropicals forum there have been several posts by an Aroid collector and hybridizer (bwilliams) and several pics of his amazing new canna hybrids. I'm sure he would be a good one to ask. Neal.

blckwolf,

NancyAnn has been ill recently so she may be resting.

As to the cleopatra canna, offshoot, rather than offspring, might be a better term. The cannas spread by sending rhizomes underground from the main plant. Since they are from the main plant, they should continue to be "true" to the parent.

I have a Cleopatra that has some very defined veriagation. The first offshoot was heavily colored. The second one actually sprouted with green leaves, but after the leaves got a bit larger, the burgundy color suddenly appeared.

I hope this helps until NancyAnn can get back. For more info on that, go here: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/544353/

Molly

MOLLY...Thanks so very much!! That answered my question 100 percent!!
I sure hope NancyAnn feels better real soon. I will add her in on my prayers!!
Thanks again so much.
Sue

You are very welcome Sue.

:^)))