What is your zone?

9 its up by her name. where yours should be. **onry grinn**
you might want to fix your email so people can get into touch with you directly!! its alot easier ~Medo *making things easier for you**

Hi Momofecs,

Welcome to Garden Web and The Seed Exchange!

You might want to check out addressing newbie and newer member issues

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Happy Gardening.

Sue...resident busy body

Some nice plants for Zone9 that can be grown from seed. I will put an asterisk by ones that are often grown in the tropics.

Acidanthera* (peacock orchid)- challenging from seed, easy from bulblets which are pea sized.
Antigonon leptopus
Amaryllis*, various- challenging from seed, but possible.
Avocado tree* (Will require winter protection.)
Ajuga, various
Asarina scandens*
Asclepias tuberosa
Basil*, various
Buddleia (butterfly bush)
Canna*, various
Cilantro* (Coriander)
Cistus* (rock rose)
Eggplant*, Listada de Gandia (heat tolerant heirloom)
Fennel, various
Helleborus (Lenten rose)
Hibiscus, Texas star*
Hibiscus, dinnerplate*
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
Hibiscus mutabilis (Confederate Rose)
Hollyhock, various
Calla lily* (challenging to grow from seed but it can be done).
clethra alnifolia (summersweet)
Clematis, various. "Sweet Autumn" has a great fragrance.
Clivia*
Sweet peas, fragrant (during the cool part of the year)
Eucalyptus cinerea*
Four o Clocks*, especially the ones with bicolor flowers
Gladiolus*- Challenging to grow from seed but possible.
Guava* tree/shrub- (Will require winter protection.)
Lavatera, various
Monarda didyma, Bee balm
Muscari azureum- Challenging to grow from seed but possible.
Narcissus- challenging to grow from seed but it can be done
Nicandra* (shoofly plant)
Carolina allspice* (Calycanthus floridus)
Allium, ornamental varieties
Agapanthus* (looks of the plants will likely vary from the parents)
Dahlia
Daylily, disease resistant types
Citrus*: key lime, calamondin, kumquat, Meyer lemon, other small varieties. Will require some winter protection.
Coleus*
Coreopsis
Gardenia* (challenging to grow from seed, but it can be done.)
Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina yellow jasmine)
Ground cherry
Campsis radicans (hummingbird trumpet vine)
Castilleja, various (challenging but possible from seed)
Callirhoe involucrata (challenging but possible from seed)
Chinese lanterns
Lantana*
Liriope muscari* (looks of the plants will likely vary from the parents)
Lonicera japonica (fragrant honeysuckle)
Oenothera (evening primrose, pink, white and yellow types)
Passiflora*, various (passionflowers!)
Pentas* (a bit challenging from seed but it can be done)
Pelargonium (commonly called geranium)
Portulaca grandiflora* (moss rose)
Gaura lindheimeri*
Gaillardia*
Hot Chile Peppers*, various
Hosta (looks of the plants will likely vary from the parents)
Impatiens, any* (New Guinea impatiens have a nice tropical look)
Japanese Maple
Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)
Monkey Flower* (needs shade)
Salvia* (various)
Sunflowers
Tomato*, various
Tomatillo*
Torenia* (needs shade)
Lupine (plant in the Fall).
Dianthus (plant in the Fall).
Stokesia laevis (Stokes' Aster)
Zinnia: especially Violet Queen, Benary's Giants, or "Cactus Mix".

Hope this helps!

Thank you very much for all of the help. I think I have fixed my email and my lists now.

Yes momofecs, you did good!

I noticed on your seed trade list you listed your plants with a note that you are unsure how to collect seed from them.

You might check them out, a few at a time at The Seed Saving Forum There are a lot of good FAQ there with pictures, but they are more of the common plants.

You might also try checking out The Seed Site They have tons of pictures of seed pods, seeds, and seedlings.

Oh...one last thing. In your profile you chose the option to Show your email addy to NO ONE. That means if you post to someone's thread, and they are getting follow up replies via email, they will not be able to do a reply email. You may want to change it to show it to Members or else be sure and additionally always send an email after posting to someone's trade thread.

Sue