cool website - Kniphofia
- Subject: cool website - Kniphofia
- From: "Reid Family" p*@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:42:16 -0700
- Importance: Normal
High Country Gardens has two on their website: a blue leaf K. caulescens
and a hybrid mix of K. uvarea(sp?)
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From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
[o*@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Cheryl Renshaw
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:48 PM
To: 'Medit-Plants'
Subject: RE: cool website - Kniphofia
I think that's Medit-Plants member David Fenwick's website--he also has
the
National Collection of Tulbaghia species, including one he named for me
(which is a weird story in its own right).
K. caulescens is available from Annie's Annuals here, but no cultivar of
it.
Some of the wholesale nurseries have interesting cultivars and species,
but
nothing like David's collection.
Cheryl
Santa Clara, California
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> [o*@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of N Sterman
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:14 PM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: cool website - Kniphofia
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>
> Hi all
>
> Wanted to share a cool website I just came across. http://
> www.theafricangarden.com/page41.html is entitled "The African
> Garden"
> and is a page devoted to kniphofia. It appears to be from
> the UK and
> describes the National Collection of Kniphofia. Either way, some of
> the photos show really incredible kniphofia that I have never seen.
> Take a look at Kniphofia northiae and K. caulescens B&V 67 'Oxford
> Blue' (in bud).
>
> Anyone know where to get some of these gems in the US? I've seen a
> few of the hybrids and a smattering of the species but
> nothing coming
> close to the variety that are in this collection!
>
> Nan
>
>
> Nan Sterman Plant Soup, Inc. TM
> TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com
> PO Box 231034
> Encinitas, CA 92023
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