Plant ID
- Subject: Plant ID
- From: b* s*
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:13:40 -0800
David, I think that's it. Thanks.
Barbara
>It sounds more likely to be the Blue Potato Shrub,
>Lycianthes rantonnei. I can't say I have ever noticed
>any fragrance, but it sure can bloom for a long
>season, almost all year round here.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>> [o*@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of
>> barbara sargent
>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 10:24 AM
>> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>> Subject: plant ID
>>
>> I'd like to know the name of a shrub that's in many
>> people's gardens in
>> Berkeley and probably the rest of the East Bay. It
>> has a small, single
>> purple flower, around 1 to 1&1/2 " across, with a
>> tiny yellow center and
>> four (I think) petals which are slightly wavy. The
>> leaves are pointed
>> and
>> alternate on the stems which have a graceful,
>> slightly drooping habit.
>> The
>> flowers have a faint, lovely, somewhat spicy
>> fragrance
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Barbara - in Berkeley
>>
>>
>>
