Dennis wrote: “Do any of you grow that black foliage Ruellia that was distributed a few years ago via NARGS seed ex?“ Dennis, do you mean seed of the dwarfish one distributed by Sasha Borkovec? If so, it’s funny that you should be asking today: I was visiting Sasha yesterday to pick up some plants four the September plant exchange of our local rock garden club. I noticed the dark-foliaged form here and there in his garden, some still in bloom. I won’t be able to contact him again for a week or two, but when I get the chance I’ll ask him if he has any current seed. BTW, he distributed that seed to several members of our local group and all seem to have had trouble germinating it. I have not tried my lot yet – it’s been in the fridge since he gave it to me. If he did not collect seed this year, I’ll share mine with you (there’s not much!). Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/