Yay! I hope i can make it to this swap. Been missing a couple of them.

John, do you have Lochroma. Mine didn't start from cuttings earlier.

Yay, I'd like to come this year. Haven't been in a couple of years.

Screenwriter - I have my purple flowering one (Iochroma cyaneum). I didn't start any cuttings this winter but I can snip a bunch and you can try again. Keep them warm and let them dry out a bit between waterings if using media, or just plop them into a cup of water. It can take a while.

Iochroma cyaneum

Thanks, John.

We are developing a plant bed "Heuchera Palette" where various-colored Heucheras are arranged in a circular layout. So far we have a few very dark (black!) shadows of purple and bright yellows. So we are looking for intermediate tones: greys, blues, greens, orange/reds. We have an excess of light yellow/chartreuse tone to trade.

Other trades available:

Arum italicum

Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick'

Iris ensata 'Variegata'

Iris japonica white or pale blue flowers

Orostachys furusei

Sabal minor

Saururus cernuus

Sedum acre

Sedum makinoi

Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'

Vinca major 'Variegata'

Viola sororia

I have these plants to share:

Aucuba

Bearded iris – reblooming yellow

Ginger ‘Daniel Weeks’

Ajuga – dark purple leaves

Kerria – single flower

Lenten rose – pale yellow Mother

Rose ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ cutting

Mum ‘Kurume’

Mum ‘Luxor’

Mum ‘Red Carousel’ – early bloomer

Orostachys

Phlox ‘Blue Moon’

Viburnum carlesii seedling

Yucca ‘Color Guard’

I would like to swap for:

Anemone ‘Max Vogel’

Non-invasive anemone

Campanula carpatica

Clematis ‘Starfish’

Clerodendrum quadriloculare

Fuchsia Sanihanf ‘Angel Earrings’

Hosta – small chartreuse leaves

Salvia ‘Dancing Flame’

Penstemon ‘Flock of Flamingos’

Hydrangea ‘Seaside Serenade Fire Island’

John, do you happen to have any more Paw Paw plants you are willing to get rid of?

My mother and I will be there. I plan on bringing a bunch of weird stuff again, might even have a few apple tree seedlings if anybody is interested.

Are you still growing any goumi/golden autumn olives? I'm a new gardener but love growing things outside of the norm and would really appreciate the opportunity to get a few of these nitrogen fixers to the garden. My uncle is Ozzie Coor and I'm trying to impress him with species he's not familiar with! Thanks

Rock Wilson - I have three types of Goumi. They are difficult to propagate. Air layering is the only method that works for me. I can start the process but it will be months from now before they are ready to hand over. Can you wait? I can bring you some cuttings to try.

Citrus - I can dig some for you. The variety I have is 'Sunflower'. You will need a non-related plant to get fruit. They are weird about rooting. I dig the suckers usually in February. No matter how big and robust they are, they never have roots. I cut the main root from the mama tree to the sucker and pot the sucker up and leave it outside under the pawpaw thicket. In the spring that potted sucker will sprout leaves and fill out like a regular plant - but wait! no matter how healthy it looks, they rarely have any roots. It usually takes a full year before they develope their own roots. I didn't dig any pawpaws this past winter. I can dig a few and bring them, but you will need to baby them for at least a year to get healthy plants. I see a few small trees in the woods where the squirrels have "planted" them. They may have roots - I'll bring what I find. Heck, I can bring you a squirrel too!!

If any has some mountain mint they need to thin out I will be glad to take your thinnings.

I’ll have some very young Bloodgood Japanese maples, Hellebores and maybe some Japanese painted ferns.

Thank You, John!! But.......I will have to pass on the squirrel, I have enough of the little tree rat varmints myself! LOL

Excited to bring plants to share!

ISO radish seeds (any!), camelia sinensis (my seedling didnt make it) and any extra tomato cages you wanna offload.

Lester, I would like your chart. Heuchera and Iris ensata 'Variegata.'

I also have 'Hemiboea subcapitata,' Achillea 'Paprika,' and 'Clitoria ternatea' if you would like any of these.

Karen, I have potted up 'Evita' for you although they have not started to grow yet.

Val, thanks for remembering, and I'm looking forward to being there on Saturday. I remember that I was going to bring you Arisaema triphyllum. Are you still looking for that?

Yes, I would love it, Karen.

Screenwriter, since you say "also", does it mean that you have some Heucheras as well or are the three items in addition to your earlier list?

The three plants all sound interesting.

We also have:

Colocasia macrorrhiza

Colocasia 'Royal Hawaiian Aloha Oe' (from Ralph)

hardy Brugmansia (cream flowers)

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Lester, I don't have heucheras to share. These are in addition to the earlier list. Want any?

Yes, they all sound interesting - the extra three.

Screenwriter,

I probably won't be able to make it to the swap this time.
But would you be interested in exchanging cuttings of Gertrude Jekyll for those of Orchid Romance?
And Evita for cuttings of Sanihaff?

I also have chrysanthemum Cathy's Rust and another which is pink in color. And Aster mongolicus 'Hortensis', which I would like to exchange for the ginger 'Daniel Weeks'

nchomegarden,

Your swap would be great for all the plants, but I already have Aster 'Hortensis.' Gertrude is a rooted cutting. Does Orchid Romance root easily? Anyplace we could meet if you can't make it Saturday?

Evita has not come up yet, so I would have to give it to you in the fall.

I do not know if Orchid Romance roots easily. I have put a couple of cuttings out to root about a week ago. Looking at the vigor of the plant, I suspect it roots easily.

I live in Cary. You are welcome to come here, if you want to see what else you might like.

I also have moringa seedlings, Datura 'Double Blackcurrant Swirl' seedlings, tithonia seeds, sunflower seeds, cuttings of varous tropical jasmines, night blooming jasmine, passiflora caerulea, Major wheeler honeysuckle, Caldwell Pink rose (roots very easily) and several other roses, figs, etc.

If not, we could meet near Brier Creek, as I suspect that might be somewhere in the middle.

Thanks again to whoever brought the yuccas to the swap years ago. They are sending up flower spikes now; they have been just remarkable in the past. Thanks.

Screenwriter - I sent you a message through houzz. Did you get it?

I don't know how to open messages.

If you hover on your profile at the upper right, you should see several options and one of them should be your messages.

JJLM, I just potted up some Camellia sinensis seedlings for the general swapping so you should be able to find them there.

Karen, you’re an angel! Thank you! I’ll have my eyes on that first

WHAT A GREAT SWAP! thanks to everyone for such a treasure trove to choose from a special thanks to John for organizing the fun.

Vlad (and anyone interested), i have many more Bonfire Peach seedlings all over my yard and seeming to have an abundant season with my 8yo mother tree. I live near the Rock Quarry exit off 40 and welcome you to any of these peach plant babies

JJLM, I would like a Bonfire Peach seedling, if available. What would you like in exchange?

Nchomegarden,

you got it! would love a moringa seedling in exchange. ill dm you for meetup

Hello everyone, I could not make it to the swap as I was very ill. just recovered and doing my planting in a hurry.

NChomegarden a pleasant surprise to see you back. How are you?

You have a couple of plants I am looking for;

1. Datura 'Double Blackcurrant Swirl'

2.night blooming jasmine

I have angel trumpet peachy pink and deep Red castor bean plant seeds.

Are you looking for anything/ something else?

Hello Sabji,

Val gave me a rooted cutting of your magenta Rose of Sharon. I already have a pink angel trumpet. What other interesting plants do you have?

I do have the datura and night blooming jasmine - did the one I give you long back die?

Hello NChomegarden, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I have not been doing well this sprig and summer. the heat is getting to me. Messaged you

Will there be a fall swap this year?

Katie - Yes there will! It will be October 4th at Garner Grows Community Garden (550 Thompson Road, Garner NC 27529).

What time, John? It is the JCRA distribution day.

Thanks, John!

Screenwriter, It's 1pm-4pm. The post for the Fall Swap is here:

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6508872/raleigh-fall-swap#n=0

Karen, can you advise me re: what to do next with the cam seeds that have dried (picked) and pod opened as it dried to give me 3 very good sized dark brown seeds.

Do they need chilling, soaking in advance of planting? Should I mix in some rose food to the

planting mix and what conditions to hold them in ..? Dark, bright, outdoor or indoor? any hints?

Dottie, I just plant my camellia seeds in a plastic nursery pot and leave it outside over the winter where it can get rained on, with a screen over the top to keep squirrels and other critters from disturbing them. They germinate in the spring. A long time ago I planted some seeds indoors in the greenhouse, but those were seeds I got from Camellia Forest that had been cold stratified in a refrigerator before I bought them. Camillia Forest says that they don't actually require a cold period but that it yields more reliable/consistent germination.

Camellia Forest seed germination

Hi plant family & friends! Any word on 2026 spring swap . I plan my calendar around it. 😁

Announced:

Raleigh Spring Swap (Our 25th Year!)

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6561125/raleigh-spring-swap-our-25th-year