I have Magnus and Prairy (I never could spell!) They seed themselves amongst the wild soladago and some Greek oregano and some wild asters. They get aster yellows and were a mess last year but some seem to recover and bloom ed well this year. There is a big clump of phlox Laura that looks good with them that I may try some cuttings from and also cross it with a late white phlox- though I never started the seeds I got last year! I taught myself how to pollinate them but still have to learn how to start the seeds. May just plant them in a sheltered spot outside as I get too disorganized to go through complicated stratification procedures and, evidently, phlox seeds need heat and cold periods. May just germinate if left out. There is one very different echy seedling, probably a chance bee or hummingbird pollination, that is half as high as the other echsIhave to move it, volunteers grow where they fall and it is against a concrete path and will get shoveled away next winter if I don't. Cogitating on when and how to do this-cut it back and do it now, try and divide it after bloom, Spring is out, Cuttings? They sound complicated as I think they use root cuttings, may just have to forge ahead and hope. But it would look good in front of some liatris and I like the seedling, darker, smaller, and wider petals.-----------------------------------------------Weeedy
