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Maura,
I thought that I did not receive Bill's
original post either, when the replies came in and I hadn't seen his post. I
found it in my Junk E-mail folder when I went looking for it. Some emails are
treated as spam when they aren't.
Diane Pertson
Vancouver Island
----- Original Message -----
From:
t*@cruzio.com
To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 8:00
AM
Subject: Re: Invader
i did not receive the original post from you bill grant, which
surprises me, as i usually do receive your posts on medit..
so is this
honesty plant more than a "gentle" invader as far as you are concerned? from
what i have observed from honesty plant over years is that it has a 7 to
12 years cycle -very prolific -then disappears -around here anyways:) just
goes to show what a difference rainfall can make in a garden huh?
i
find it very interesting that plants "choose" their time and place.
fact: many wet years (boulder creeks annual rainfall is 60 to 80 inches
- very hot and dry summer at the top of the san lorenzo valley
-medit-(we have been in drought conditions for three years-less than 50
inches) so, this story is about:
i bought 1 ca. stream orchid from yerba
buena nursery on skyline about 10 yrs ago. it disappeared. then about5 yrs
ago, it started showing itself, and has multiplied remarkably! -now at least
50 in my small garden(spread randomly over our 1/3 acre) -and skipped over a
neighbor to the next ones(6 i counted, and she doesn't garden!) and i am not
sure what our being situated right smack dab but 35 feet above the san
lorenzo river factors into this is:)
sorry, sean, i dont type well
these days, but as i still follow medit-plants - can you tell me why i didnot
receive bill grants original post? as a santa cruz county fellow gardener, and
an heirloom rose enthusiast i very much respect- i value his contributions
very much!
thanks, maura
p.s. bill grant, ...(the "towering" fushias
you gave my daughter megan and i from your garden years(15?) ago are
flourishing(but not invasive:) in mine(altho -those "rampant salvias" -did
tooo welll, and i had to pass on (altho they are doing well and are very
welcome inmy friends garden in scotts valley -w/out our abundant
rainfall:) of boulder creek (i have at least 6 other varieties of
salvias that dont act like kudzu:)
-i remember the beautiful blue witches
balls you had hanging in your garden -i have always wished to have one in my
garden,and i have often tried to remember your story about them, but
alas! if you could please clue me in, i would be very grateful -
please?
On 4/3/2011 12:03 AM, Chantal Guiraud wrote:
Dear Susan,
Yes, of course I want seeds for our exchange, because it is a gentle
invader. And plants for shade are not so numerous. Annies' Annual say that
they are true from seed, but I am not surprised by what you say, because
variegation is rarely transmitted by seeds.
Thank you for the offer.
Chantal Guiraud
Mediterranean Garden Society Seed Coordinator
Montpellier, France
Le 2 avr. 11 à 20:26, Susan Bouchez a écrit :
Here is information about Lunaria annua variegata, "money plant" from
Annie's Annuals, a Bay Area nursery. As it says, I have found that it
re-seeds easily but is easy to pull out where not wanted. Mine blooms with
lavender flowers, not white.
Susan
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Lunaria annua
'Variegata
Alba’
“Variegated Money Plant”
An absolutely elegant, fast growing plant for shade. The arching,
heart-shaped leaves are beautifully green & white variegated,
lighting up a shady area. This rare “Money Plant” also bears white
blooms in late Spring or Summer followed by the well known
translucent, silvery, flat seed pods, wonderful for dried
arrangements. To 3’ tall, it grows in sun or shade by the coast
& shade inland. Drought tolerant, not fussy about soil, reseeds
easily, coming true from seed. NOTE: PLANTS LOOK GREEN WHEN SMALL
BUT TRUST ME, THEY WILL VARIEGATE AS THEY GROW OLDER!! Easy!
Annie
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On Apr 2, 2011, at 9:32 AM, "William A. Grant" <g*@ebold.com> wrote:
Can someone tell
me the name of this invading plant? Thanks. bill
grant
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