Re: OT-PLANTS: Grewia Caffra
John: Check with your local county aggie agent. Theyt will probably tell you
more than you really want to know!!
Dave Silverberg
Molalla, Oregon USA zone 7/8ish
John Reeds wrote:
> Does anyone know? I am looking for a SOLID hedge plant, minimum 8-10 ft.
> tall, maximum 6-8 ft. wide. I need a LOT. I may have to settle for
> waxleaf privet, although I don't particularly like it (I HATE Italian
> cypress). Grewia caffra looks nice at the nursery, but I got to thinking
> that the leaves look a lot like hibiscus. I have had to dig up and throw
> away 3 mature hibiscus because the whiteflies are so terrible, and NOTHING
> seems to control them. Even if it did, I wouldn't want to be spraying a
> few hundred feet of hedge on a regular basis. Does anyone know if
> whiteflies like grewia caffra??????
>
> I live in southern California, in San Juan Capistrano where some years we
> don't even get a freeze. The whiteflies destroy hibiscus, ruin my fuschia,
> make ash trees a mess, and will even settle (at a much less annoying level
> on iris and giant bird-of-paradise.
>
> Side note: 4 rebloom stalks so far on the lovely CLOUD BALLET!
>
> John Reeds
> jreeds@microsensors.com
>
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