Craspedia! I couldn't remember the name, and I love the name! That is so funny about the seeds! But of course, not so funny if you don't have room to plant them all!
I have dahlias, but they were from seed and not really very pretty ones. And they don't work so well as cut flowers because they hang their heads, but that pink one would probably work. The seed dahlias also produced tubers and I didn't dig them. So nice not to have to dig up for winter! when I was in MIchigan we had to dig them up as well as glads, and I love glads. I do a whole row of them! But I had to dig them last fall because they had thrips and I had to soak them so hopefully this year they will be fine.
If you want to try and ship some seedlings, I will pay for the postage, but really, you don't have to mess with that if you don't want to. I do appreciate the offer and would really love it, but I know I have a plant waiting to be sent to someone and I still haven't gotten around to it!
I did look this morning for my lone kiss me and haven't found it so far. It might be over at my son's. I did throw some seeds in the ground last fall because I figured then needed some cold but so far none have come up. They still might though. I can always give some seeds to my daughter to WS for me because I always visit her in April to deliver tons of flowers. Although, with her starting to WS, I may not be needed for flowers any more.
I think we start having cut flowers in May, but just the early ones, sweet william, iris, etc. Then full swing by mid June. I was trying to keep better records of what was blossoming and when, but you know how that goes!
And get this, we use cut off water bottles for vases! People LOVE the recycling gig. I refuse to let any flowers go without water like some vendors do. I usually take about 35-40 vases and most of the time sell them all, but then I only charge $5 per for them, what a steal because I pack them full. My daughter-in-law's father makes furniture and when they come to visit he is always making something. He saw my box with holes cut out for the vases and he made me two wooden boxes/trays with holes cut out and handles cut out to carry them! So at the end of the day when I have flowers left I give them away to the vendors and I feel like I should be saying, cigars, cigarettes, Tiparillo? (But you are much too young to know what that means!)
I have lisianthus too but no whites. I have overwintered some as well as started seeds again this year. They are so slow to grow though! But they are gorgeous. The buddelia is just called mulit-colored I think. If I find some babies this summer I'll pot up and save one for you! they usually are easy to find.
