Yes, I do feel guilty when I splurge on plants but it never seems to stop me from doing it again...and again...and again!
I guess it's too late now, but you can order directly from the Monrovia website if you have a nearby nursery where they deliver. I don't know where you live exactly but they have at least one place listed near Austin called Red Barn Garden Center.
http://shop.monrovia.com/summe...
You can get a #5 (3.6 gallon) plant for $79.00 with free shipping to the store.
I've seen these occasionally at local nurseries and the leaves really are pretty. I haven't caught one in bloom yet but I'm sure that's stunning. The green-leaved plants grow as roadside weeds everywhere here, but they are still really pretty when in bloom.
I actually just splurged on some new Salvia seeds a few minutes ago but it was a more modest splurge of around ten dollars. I really had to work hard to resist a lot of the other seeds to keep it that low, though!
