Hi everybody and thanks for helping. My comments:
The one hybridized by Saville, 1982 would be my first choice. However, I notice the one hybridized by Meilland in 1994 used seed from the original one. So, either one would be fine. The Saville one is aka Mark One and since hubby's name is Mark, I would love to have it in my garden.
I contacted John's Miniatures and they didn't have it. They were nice to suggest another nursery (can't remember name, also in CA) but they didn't have it either.
As to Weston Gardens, yes, I have been there. It is lovely. It is/was a private residence with large gardens. I went there when the Houston Rose Rustlers held a gathering a couple of years ago. I think the family owns the property across the street from the residence and they have opened a "regular" nursery. It has nice popular plants, but I wouldn't say they focus on old, or hard to find, kind of plants. For the non-texans, Ft Worth is closer to Dallas than to Richmond (Houston). If you do some gallivanting in this area, please stop there. It is very beautiful and peaceful, as gardens should be.
As to B&B, I still consider them in the top 5 reliable sellers. Living in TX, I never forget that they are far away from me and plants may not behave in my area as they describe. Stated otherwise, I take their descriptions with a grain of salt. Same thing w/ Logee's Gardens in Conecticut. They specialize in tropicals but every one that I've gotten from them has petered out in my texas heat. I don't think either one is a bad nursery, it's a geography thing.
