On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:23:21 -0500, "Betsy" -0 wrote:

How are they grown/started? Can they be started from seed?


Here near the coast in central California I plant them any time. They
are tough and once they get established bloom reliably and are easy from
seed

A year ago I started a couple of dozen from my own seed, they are doing
well, they only have 3 or 4 leaves, looks like at least 2 more years
before they have a hope of blooming. I just planted the fresh seed in 6"
pots as soon as it was ripe.