I have plenty of White Yarrow for trade. Is anyone fond of this graceful bully?
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White Yarrow for trade
Is this the old heirloom one that came with your homestead? I've been checking mine (from our trade last spring) for sprouts... If it did not survive the winter, I will be in touch, as it's a "must have" for my little butterfly bed!
Yep, that is the one. It comes back for me every year with wild abandon. If yours doesn't come back I would love to trade some for another pepper or two. I loved the ones I got from you last year. How did your Achillea do for you last year?
Robin
Last year, it stayed green all summer but didn't ever get huge.... just small clumps of carrotty (?) leaves... I figured it was recovering from transplant shock & would come back big this year. There's at least one other achillea near it that's coming up already (also new last year), so at least I know I found a good garden spot for achillea. You gave me such a generous amount that I shared it with a friend... will have to see how hers does, too!
I have undoubtedly sowed more peppers than I can use... No habaneros this year, just a few varieties, so it's not going to be as crazy as last year, LOL... I'll LYK what extras I have. It looks like I'll also have "a few" extra african violet plantlets.... maybe I can tempt you!
I'd love to trade for your Yarrow. Peppers? I have 5 basics up so far: Jalapenos, long red cayenne, anaheim chile, large cherry and hungarian wax. How about tomatoes or "Fairytale" hybrid eggplant? Um...maybe in a month or so Aristolochia elegans (Dutchmans pipe) tropical/tender perennial....please look at my tradelist, too! Thank you!
would love to have some white yarrow. have red bee balm to trade if you are intrested.
Critter: I really don't need any african violets. I am a bad houseplant torturer! You would not want to subject your babies to me. Funny...because I can grow anything outside. I'll send you another clump of Achillea and you can send me a pepper or 2 when every they get big enough.
Desert: I will also send you a clump. I would be happy to trade for any of the things you mentioned except the eggplant (yuck). Just send whatever you have extra of. I would love to have the dutchman's pipe especially. I am happy to wait.
Petunia: A clump for you as well. Now is a great time to transplant bee balm and I have a new sunny garden that would be the perfect spot! I'll put all of yours in the mail tomorrow.
Robin
Robin, you've got Dmail! Hmmm. I may still try to talk you into trying an AV... I have a gorgeous noid (no official ID) that I call "Big Blue"... tough as nails and loves a self watering pot... blooms continually for me and for a couple of "black thumb" folks I've shared it with.
OK. I actually have one of those self watering pots. I would love to try the noid!
Cool! :-)
(Should I warn you that AV's can be addictive?.... nah! LOL)
Petunia, I am packing up plants today so I'm sending you some of the Achillea. We can figure out the trade later.
thanks so much, I am looking forward to it.
will get bee balm in the mail on Monday
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I'd love to trade for some yarrow, if there's any still available. Not sure if I have anything you're interested in - let me know!
Angel
Hi Angel: Are the only things you have for trade the seeds on your trade list. I stink at seed germinating!
I think so... depends on what else you're interested in. (Plant trading is entirely new to me - but I'm willing! - I could also start something for you, if any of the seed varieties looked interesting, and mail the plant to you...?
Angel
Angel, you have some very odd seeds! I don't even know what half that stuff is! The only cucurbits we eat are basic cukes and zukes! How about you send me a SAS (self addressed stamped envelope) and I'll send you some yarrow. Make it a legal sized bubble envelope with priority mail postage for 1 pound. ($4.05). I'll pack as much as I can in there. That would be enough for it to take over your garden if you separated the clump.
I like the unusual seeds. =)
Thank you so much - that's really nice of you. I'll send off the envelope today. Could you dmail me your address?
thanks again,
Angel
Hi thripmaster,
Your yarrow and artismia are in pots waiting for their permanant homes. We've got too much rain to play in the dirt for long.
What is the extra plant you sent? Helianthus?
I hope your bay arrives in good condition. It's very wet here, so expect a little mud with your bay. :-)
Thank you!
Laura
Hi Laura: Glad the yarrow and artimisia arrived safe. They are pretty tough plants. I got my bay today and it was in perfect condition. Thank you. The Helianthus is a perennial sunflower. It gets about 10 feet tall and is covered in yellow blooms. Birds love it. They also like the seeds in winter. It likes heat but wants some water. Likes full sun. It is a very pretty plant if you have space for it. I call it the sungiant!
Robin
TEN FEET TALL!!! Oh wow, I'm glad I found this out before I planted it in the garden.... I will find an appropriate spot for it! Your lovely plant divisions are potted up so they can grow nice big root balls (not that they didn't arrive with lots of roots!) before I move them out into the wild blue yonder.
A friend of mine stopped by yesterday, and I gave her one extra little pot each of lavender bee balm and achillea... she was thrilled! We swap a lot of plants, and since I have the newer garden, the swapping is often lopsided IMO, so I'm always happy to have something to give her in return. Kim (BlueKat76) reports that the achillea I shared with her (also from you last year) is coming back in a huge clump. So your generous trades are making lots of folks happy out our way... Thank you! :-)
Hee Hee...yep. It gets pretty tall. Trading a Helianthus is sort of like trying to find a good home for your dog that is as big as Marmaduke! Hope you find a place for it. Let me know if you want some more :)
Achillea is a great trading plant. It usualy comes back every year and brings all his friends! Bee Balm also.
Take care
Robin
If that is the one called Maximillion....thank you, thank you, thank you! I absolutely adore that sunflower - I've had them that got past the roof line in Colorado. I eventually had so many that I gave them away by the bucketful. The blooms in late summer/fall are excellent cut flowers and they last for almost two weeks.
I put one in last year here, but it was it a spot that the dogs liked too much, so though it grew and flowered, it didn't make lots of new babies. I had just moved it a few days ago to a better spot and was wishing I had more, but haven't seen it in the nurseries here.
THANK YOU!
Hey Paws...This one is very similar to Maximillion. Same species, but newer and fancier variety. I believe the variety is "Mark's Apollo". I haven't noticed much differance between Maximillion and Mark's Apollo except a slighty different bloom color. Mark's is a bit more lemon yellow and Maximillion more golden. It is a pretty plant that puts on a great show. I love mine....but they do seem to have lots of babies don't they?!
I hope they will here!
They're wonderful, in my opinion, and the birds love them.