Kiwis, Plants & People, Native & Adopted
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Kiwis, Plants & People, Native & Adopted
- From: t*@eddy.u-net.com (Tim Longville)
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:48:30 GMT
One query, one bit of info.
Query: I've just been (re-)reading Mrs Martineau's GARDENING IN SUNNY
LANDS (1924) - basically the S. of France but also with quite a bit of
info derived from Californian gardens then and with quite a lot of
Australian and NZ plants discussed. One of the plants she mentions is
a shrub called Aotus gracilicum. She claims it as a NZ native and says
it has 'long orange spikes' of flowers and is 'very striking.' It
doesn't figure in any of my books and doesn't seem to be grown in any
UK gardens. Anyone able to offer any info about it?
Info: Kiwis, human, native and (particularly) adopted may like to know
that Jo Monro, originally from Lancashire UK but for many years a
naturalized New Zealander, with 40 acres of garden at Moss Green,
Upper Hutt, is having her 'gardening autobiography' serialised in the
UK gardening magazine, Hortus. First installment in the Spring 99
issue makes fascinating reading.
Best
Tim in a suddenly wintry Cumbria - my coastal strip's still nicely
insulated by the sea but I was walking our dogs in snow on the fells
this morning and drove home through a blizzard...
Tim Longville
