I made a visit some years back to Squaw Mountain. I went to the register to pay for the plants I picked out. He stood there looking at them and finally decided to say something. Very cute. He told me if I had my heart set on big I could have them. Then he explained that almost everyone I chose would bloom that summer and die. If I went back and chose the same varieties in younger plants I would have them producing chicks for several years before they bloomed and died. Well I took his advice. Meanwhile one that I got at Walmart (big and beautiful) produces a few chicks for me that summer, bloomed and died. He helped me learn a very important leason. Very knowledgable people that own and operate the business. That is what they do, hybridize, grow and sell nothing but these kind of plants. That's all. : )
