Silene petersonii is fabulous too! Re. catching them at their best, I find that
Silene flowers are often fully open after the sun has gone past late in the afternoon/early evening - during the full sun, they are often sort of wilty, half-opened looking.
To collect seeds, just let the seedpods develop and dry and then shake out some seeds into a dish.
Rick, your sale sounds very successful. I agree with your point about the auction - if it's going to be an open, public thing, then it would be unfair to let others grab all the best plants! CRAGS has a silent auction - the auction plants and items are on display and people just sign up their bids on a sheet - it's totally up to the person to bid or not, doesn't make the uninterested sit through the auction (count me in this group), and doesn't give unfair advantage to those who bypass the auction. However, if the auction proceeds are very important to the club, I understand your approach too.
Wow, if you're normally buying 15 flats of plants per year, where the heck are you stashing them?!
This is the sale for your chapter of NARGS, right? You sure owe us some pictures, big time!
