Just got my NARGS seeds yesterday, and whomever put together the substitutions was VERY generous. Alas, many of them would not survive here, so I am offering them for trade. These are rather rare seeds, so there isn't a large qty per trade, and not a whole lot of documentation on how to grow them.
What I have:
iris spuria spp. Spuria lilac
lilium vollmeri
incarvillea delavayi
genista aetnensis
athyrium niponicum v. pictum
What I need (specifically for this trade offer):
sphaeraclea coccinea
penstemon ambiguus
eryngium leavenworthii
digitalis obscura
lewisia rediviva
Helianthemum spp. (any)
viola pedata
castilleja spp.
Daylily "Ed Brown"
re: choice NARGS extras for trade
This may be a stupid question, but heck I've got no pride:LOL: What does NARGS stand for? This is the second post I've seen here in the past few days mentioning it and I'm curious=) Thanks for educating me!
Yes! Curious minds want to know what does NARGS stand for?
aline
I looked it up on Google and it stands for North American Rock Garden Society. Check 'em out at:
http://www.nargs.org/
JoAnn
Thank you, I just popped in here to ask....lol...you all beat me to it.
This has to be the funniest seed name I've seen to date - from above "penstemon ambiguus"
I think I'll make copper plates for my beds that say "seedling ambiguus cuz I forgotus what I plantus" :)
~Sunny
LOL--you could probably mass produce and sell them,Sunny=)
Thanks for "learnin" me on the NARGS. I thought everyone else knew what it was and I was left out:LOL: =D
NARGS is a terrific organization for those of you not familiar with them. They have a fantastic seed exchange
and have national meetings with absolutely wonderful tours to see amazing plants. A great organization for
plant nuts.
Tam
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum is zone 4 hardy. But it's not a seed you are dealing with. It's a spore, and growing that is different. You'd have to study up.
Lilium vollmeri (Lilium pardalinum ssp. vollmeri) is hardy for you. Pardalinum can be hardy in zone 3.
Both the Athyrium niponicum var. pictum and the L. vollmeri are hardy, but not sufficiently drought-tolerant for my purposes here. I would rather that they find a happy home somewhere more appropriate.
Greenjay-- I'll take some incarvillea delavayi for those Herbertia lahue if you are up for a trade. Please dmail me, I probably won't see this thread again.
Debbie