Re: Melianthus minor


Hi Ernie!  Would you kindly tell us more about the plants you have in mind?

>This year for the first time I saw Melianthus minor in Bay Area nurseries
>from San Marcos Growers, Santa Barbara.
>I just checked their web page and it is listed/described. I would check
>with your local nursery that orders from San Marcos Growers. Melianthus
>minor flowers are not as showy as Melianthus major but the black oozing
>fruit are spectacular! Melianthus is good example of a genera that we don't
>pay much attention to because it commonly is only known for one species but
>in reality there is another garden worthy member. There are so many genera
>that need more garden attention such as Buddleja beyond B. davidii , Cuphea
>beyond C. ignea, Dahlia beyond the hybrids and back to species/primary
>hybrids, Kniphofia beyond the typical orange flowered forms, Nepeta beyond
>N. x fassenii, Phlomis beyond P. fruticosa, and Origanum beyond O. 'Kent
>Beauty', just to name a few. Perhaps Medit Plant members may wish to share
>their list of under appreciated garden genera.
>Ernie Wasson
>Cabrillo College
>Central California Coast
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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