Re: Mediterranean Orangery

This is what I think would work in a frost-free
orangery.  In no particular order, other than slightly
taxonomically:

Hibbertia
Clematis
Abutilon
Alyogyne
Euphorbia
Geranium
Pelargonium (particularly species)
Tropaeolum
Lampranthus (and various other Aizoids)
Aeonium
Crassula
Lotus berthelotii & L. maculatus
Kennedia
Chorisema
Crotalaria
Clianthus
Acacia
Punica
Fuchsia
Zauschneria (Epilobium)
Nerium
Echium
Leonotis
Prostanthera
Salvia
Isoplexis
Pandorea
Justicia
Canarina
Scaevola
Argyranthemum
Lapageria
Aloe
Alstroemeria
Cyrtanthus
Nerine
Anigozanthos


Note that some are only "slightly Mediterranean".

Regards,
Joe Seals,
Santa Maria, California
(where it's just barely frost-free right now)

--- Einionygarddwr@aol.com wrote:
> A garden designer/consultant friend has asked me for
> advice about which 
> plants I would recommend for an orangery one of his
> clients is having built. 
> I know nothing about the building itself, or where
> it is in the UK, but as 
> the query was entitled 'Mediterranean Plants', I
> assume that's the owner's 
> chief area of plant interest.
> 
> The list of potentiaIs I've sent him consists of:
> correas, grevilleas, 
> callistemons, abutilons, Tibouchina semidecandra,
> maddenii rhodos, nerines, 
> Ipomoea indica, brugmansias and jasmines.
> 
> In my reply I rather foolishly indicated that I
> would list further 
> possibilities if required - which is what he has
> now, rather understandably, 
> done. Any suggestions? Help!
> 
> Einion Hughes,
> scratching his head in Sunny Rhyl,
> Wales, 
> UK
> 

> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 
> From: Dave Poole <dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk>
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Re: More Tea?
> Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 18:47:22 +0000
> Reply-to: dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk
> 
> Einion wrote:
> 
> >Or to be more accurate: 'more tea-trees?'.....
> 
> >.......and an un-named cultivar 
> >that was presented to me back in May. This had
> deep-pink buds which opened 
> >into pale pink double flowers. Very pretty, and if
> anyone has any ideas as to 
> >what it might be....
> 
> Einion, I wonder whether the pink Lepto might be the
> variety
> 'Sunraysiana'.   I've grown this for a few years and
> it is now about 8
> feet high.  Every April/May it is smothered in
> wonderful double pink
> flowers which are much darker in bud.  As the flower
> open, they look
> almost like tiny carnations.  I posted a pic of it
> on the UK Oasis
> site many moons ago - it is still there.  Have a
> look and see if it
> corresponds with your plant.  If it does, you can
> expect great things!
> 
> Dave Poole
> TORQUAY  UK
> 
> 


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