Hi Jim W. and All, I have seeds on my G.byzantinus, illyricus, and italicus most years. The colors of the flowers look pretty much the same to me (in memory), but I wasn't in town this spring when they bloomed, and they are not planted close to each other anyway. I might be able to come up with some seed of these this year, in small quantities only. Contact me privately if interested. G imbricatus is a treasure! It ought to be much more widely available and grown than it is. All seem to be quite hardy here in central Indiana (USDA zone 5). Regards, Jim Shields At 12:31 PM 6/20/2004 -0500, Jim W. wrote: >Dear All; > I have grown a variety of near identical hardy glad species under > the names G. italicus, G. communis and G. byzantinum. All do well, > multiply and are fine. > This year is the first bloom (from IBS seed,I think) of G. > imbricatus which is quite different from the others. It has also made > copious seed. > > Questions: > > 1. Are there cvs of G. byzan/ital/comm in any color other other > than hot pink? Whites or darker red? > > 2. Does the G. byzan/ital/comm group ever produce seed? My G. > imbricatus has produced nice pods. > > 3. Can anyone provide sources for either G. byzan/ital/comm seed > or different color forms? > > Thanks much. Jim W. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA