CLOSED: Centranthus Ruber for postage or trade

I've just learned that the centrathus ruber I so enjoy is invasive here. Drat. So, out it is going. I have several little ones, pink and white (not separated), which were volunteers from a friend's yard, and four large, established red ones purchased originally from High Country Gardens. I'll need advice as to whether or not it is a good idea to dig these now to ship. If I do, they will need at least the larger of the flat rate boxes to ship.

I'd like to find a big, tall, red, heat and drought tolerant, long-blooming, and non-invasive perennial to replace it with, so suggestions are welcome.

I'm also interested in iris, salvias, agastache, echinacea, and almost anything purple.

This is the red centrathus on May 5. It's planted with nepeta, yarrow, salvia, lavender, and a couple of other things that are just now starting to bloom.

I have golden jubilee agastache to tradeThink I have six plants to go. Shirley

I have been desperately seeking the red centranthus and would be very interested in some of your red plants. I haven't even been able to find seeds.

I have tall garden phlox, Robert Poore, which is a bright fuschia, and clustered bellflowers, which are gorgeous dark purple. I could also send you one or two dark purple irises. These are old - the house is over 100 years old and I don't know when they were planted.

Or I'd be happy send postage if you prefer.

This message was edited May 29, 2006 5:19 PM

I would be interested in the small pink and white ones. I have searched for alba for some time and can't find it around Indiana/ I have the red and it is not invasive hear. I would like more of it in fact and have started some seeds from it.

Would you be interested in scarlet beebalm, wine colored beebalm, or blanket flower? I can't think of much else that I can trade that is red. PLMK. Lou

D-mailed everyone. Thank you.