Della - I, too, hope they come back for you. When I grow dormants, I try to cross them with evergreens to get something that might be less dormant within 3 years before they expire. There are so many very pretty dormants, that I just have to try to breed them with something that will grow in the south.
Cindy - I sowed a number of your "freebie" seeds. Many have sprouted. Some I am still waiting on. It's weird, one whole container (which has 7 styrofoam cups in it each containing seeds of 7 different crosses) has not sprouted any. I am beginning to wonder if I did something wrong or there is a problem with the potting mix I used. Doesn't make sense. If they don't germinate, I will be planting some more with new soil. I always hold seeds back for gardener error! LOL! I had added sand into the mix to keep the gnats out and I may have added too much sand and compacted the soil.
The seeds I got from you last year are doing well in my raised beds outside. I am hoping some of them bloom this year for the first time. I am rather excited about seeing some new bloom faces this Spring/Summer. I love this time of year .... the anticipation of a brand new hybrid bloom to show itself is always such great fun!
