Re: Eucalyptus w/flame flowers
Have you seen orange or pink as well as the scarlet flowers on similar trees?
And I think there may be a white too. They do not flower true to parent, can
end up any of the above coloured flowers. Another tip, they usually have a
rather rounded head
"Randall, Rod" wrote:
> There are quite a few with the flame coloured flowers
> but E. ficifolia is one that springs to mind (red flowering gum)
>
> rod
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> > ----------
> > From: Bob Shelby/Maura O'Neill
> > Reply To: Bob Shelby/Maura O'Neill
> > Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 1999 4:36 PM
> > To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> > Subject: Re: Eucalyptus w/flame flowers
> >
> > ** Reply to note from Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia) Tue, 06 Apr
> > 1999 18:24:47 -0700
> > I think I know (sorry not the name tho!) the euc. you are talking about
> > w/the flame red flowers,
> > I have only seen a few (in downtown Santa Cruz and s. Hicks Road in San
> > Jose) they
> > are beautiful, my husband and I always admire them when we see them in
> > bloom.
> > I would be interested to know which gum it is, does anyone know? (i am
> > guessing it is not an
> > invasive one since i see them so rarely....)
> >
> > Maura O'Neill, Boulder Creek, CA
> > Sunset zone 15
> >
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