Re: Isoplexis chalcantha & a Canary Is query
> Incidentally, mention of Canary Is. plants makes me wonder (out loud!)
> why some C.I. plants seem feasible in mild UK gardens, others
> apparently not. E.g., Euphorbia canariensis looks a splendid and
> dramatic plant - IN PHOTOGRAPHS! - but I've never seen it in a UK
> garden or seen seed of it offered in the UK. Can conditions from place
> to place on the Canaries vary THAT much?? Ie., will E. can. simply
> stand no frost at all? You gather that I want to be tempted...
>
> Tim Longville
I visited three of the Canary Islands in the early 60's and was astounded
by the differences in climates. As I remember, Tenerife had lush
vegetation and a very mild climate (sort of a rainy San Francisco bay
area,) Lanzarote was a dry, sandy, windswept desert full of imported
cactus, and Gran Canary had tropical beaches and mountains. The
differences
were truly extraordinary.
Liz W
