Eriobotrya "Coppertone"


I could not resist adding something more. At La Landriana we grow E. coppertone, with outstanding reddish new foliage and beautiful pink flowers. Looks like a bigger scaled Raphiolepis indica, in general appearance. I  do not know wether it is a variety of E. deflexa, or a cross of some sort. It is a beautiful plant, woth growing. Eryobotrya, BTW, means cotton grape (from ancient greek), and I suppose this is due to the hairy surface of the fruits.

Alessandra Vinciguerra
Superintendent of the Gardens
American Academy in Rome
Via Masina,5
00183 Roma Italy
Tel. 39-6-5846444



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