Congratulations, @Jon !!

But to tell you the truth, if it hadn't been for the Kentucky Derby I would have given you a run for your acorns those last few minutes!
So glad those plants are going to a good home. I know you'll enjoy them.

Anne, thanks so much for such a great acorn idea. I do hope you will do it again sometime.

I agree with Sharon, I was very busy yesterday too and offline most of the day. Congratulations Jon.

I didn't have a clue that the Kentucky Derby was yesterday ... if I had known I would have made the deadline on a different day or later! Sorry!

You did just fine, Anne. The KY Derby is mostly important only to horse people and old Kentuckians who like tradition and mint juleps. Your offer was fun and very generous.

Sharon said:You did just fine, Anne. The KY Derby is mostly important only to horse people and old Kentuckians who like tradition and mint juleps. Your offer was fun and very generous.

This if off from the original topic, but I am dying to ask...@Sharon, What kind of hat did you wear to to Kentucky Derby?

Same here. I watched the KY Derby and missed the auction ... but know Jon will give them a good home. I'm not sure my 'Coffee Cups' is coming back this year. The mowers keep whacking it with the edger.

DIdn't go to the actual Derby, Greene, but we gather here for the watching and the julep. I have a huge black crochet straw hat, wide brimmed and a little floppy, and every year I just change the flowers to match my clothes . . . yesterday it was pink roses, silk of course, since my roses aren't blooming yet.

Song, I thought of you and wondered if you watched, especially since the winning horse was from California!

Sorry about the OT, Anne - - but the Derby and your acorn auction kind of got all jumbled together, two important events on the same day! Both exciting.

Thanks everyone .. I had fun too! In a few weeks or so I'll be offering up another box.

Oh wow, what a fun thread this is. I just now found it. Wonderful idea Anne.
Congratulations Jon. Would love to see photos when you get those wonderful plants up and growing.

I forgot I bid on this. Congratulations, Jon! Enjoy your plants! Thanks for the fun auction, Anne!

I received the plant yesterday, and I planted them last night. I am very happy with all of them. They were all very healthy with lots of roots. I got a total of 16 plants including 3 elephant ears, one of which was a very nice variegated elephants ear. In all I was very happy with what I got, and it was well worth the acorns that I spent.

Here is a list of what was in Jon's box - some of it was well rooted cuttings and starts:

Parachute Plant - Ceropegia sandersoniae

Rosary Vine - Ceropegia woodii

Sea Onion - Bowiea volubilis

Double Tuberose 'The Pearl' - Polianthes tuberosa

Pitcher's Leather Flower - Clematis pitcheri

Goldfish Plant 'Black Gold' - Nematanthus

Red Leaf Hibiscus - 'Haight Ashbury' - Hibiscus acetosella

Patchouli - Pogostemon cablin

Turk's Turban - Clerodendrum indicum

EE Coffee Cups - Colocasia

EE Mojito - Colocasia esculenta

EE Illustris - Colocasia esculenta

Voodoo Lily - Amorphophallus konjac

Passion Vine - Passiflora x allardii

Ice Plant 'Fire Spinner' - Delosperma

Other Auction Boxes will not have exactly what was in this box but will be just as diverse unless otherwise stated. I'm already gathering plants and rooted cuttings for another box. Stay tuned!

Wow what a deal!

I'm trying to downsize .. If I don't I'll need a 3rd greenhouse come Winter. I'm letting go of duplicates.

I can vouch for this. The box couldn't have fit another plant. They were all perfectly packaged and each had a metal plant tag with the plant's name! Very healthy plants that they are already putting out new growth. Jon is as pleased as punch with all of them.

Congratulations @jon!!

virginiarose said:Congratulations @jon!!