Lisa,
That is so sad! Perhaps the 'Lovely Louise' rose which looks lovely. I was going to suggest the Louise Odier rose until I discovered that Odier can mean "I hate" in Latin. (Sigh.) I'll keep your daughter's family in my prayers.
I'm happy to hear that the spores are germinating for you, Alana. I dibbed on some of the Boston type myself but haven't gotten around to planting them yet. However, I have sown begonias, lisianthuses, and cinerarias--some of which are starting to come up.
Also, I'd planted all of the gerbera seeds Jessabelle sent me in the earlier trade, since I knew they often don't hold their viability long. But it looks as if most of these ones came up. So, I'm asking myself what I'm going to do with 20-some gerberas!
