Yes Ronnie, thank you very much. I saw that Petunia Nightsky at a local stand that a greenhouse in neighboring KS has every year in my home city. It really caught my attention. Of course purple is my favorite color.
I see their Scrophularia Macrantha are larger. These from HCG are very small, came in 2 1/2 inch pots and I could tell they were wrapped in that biodegradable wrap some places are using now. I got 2 Lobelia Cardinalis' last year in those wrap things and my experience was NOT good. If any of the wrap sticks out of the top of the soil line or is right at or just below, it doesn't degrade very quickly and thus the crowns of the plants are tightly bound. Even though I tried to plant those lobelias correctly I still ended up having to pull that wrap off around the crown. Neither of those lobelias grew much and I lost both. I was sad to see these S Macranthas in that wrap and unfortunately they aren't getting off to a good start despite the fact that I peeled the wrap off right away and put them back in the pots just in the potting mix for a few days to recover before planting them in the ground. My A Canas were not in these wraps and were in the nice 5 inch deep pots and are doing great- one in the ground already and one ready to go in as soon as it dried up enough after the rain we had. I did call HCG and tell them of my negative experience with those wraps as soon as I unpacked the plants and noticed. I know they guarantee their plants but problem is they are out of those and I am not sure I would want replacements that are done the same way. I probably would choose an Agastache or Salvia in a 5 inch pot for a replacement if it comes to that.
So I might end up trying Romence Gardens if I lose these. Marilyn I know you order some of yours from there. I have checked out their website and looks good.
