Thanks, Carlo! Over the years I have collected seed but have never been able to get them to germinate. I suspect too cool here near the coast ... I can't duplicate those 100+ temps they get in the desert for months at a time. Also ... BTW ... the woody stick in the picture was the bloom stalk from the previous year. Ken --- On Mon, 3/15/10, Carlo A. Balistrieri <carlobal@netzero.com> wrote: Nice Ken...great picture too. Is anyone growing these? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/4435980640/ > _______________________________________________