Re: Good plants?
- Subject: Re: Good plants?
- From: bridget lamp b*@yahoo.com
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:06:11 -0800 (PST)
I generally shy away from Genistas since they may have
the potential to become weedy in California.
There is a beautiful specimen of Acer monspessulanum
at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley. It does get
quite large. It's tough as nails and really easy to
care for. Once established, you can pretty much let
it go, occasionally pruning as necessary. It doesn't
need much help at all in taking on a lovely shape.
Olivier Fillipi may be able to help you acquire Cistus
clusii. His catalogue is online, although in French,
you can search by scientific name.
http://www.jardin-sec.com/ I was able to locate A.
monspessulanum and tons of cistus--I believe he's a
cistus breeder. I'm not sure if it is even possible
to bring these plants into the states though, but
maybe you can get seed.
Good luck and keep us posted on your sources!
Bridget
seattle, wa--overcast and a balmy 60 F!
--- Joe Seals <gardenguru@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think that most of us have swooned over the
> plants illustrated in many good books about the
> native plants of Mediterranean climates.
>
> And many of us ask, “Why has that not been
> available at my garden center?”
>
> Being in the hort industry for some years, I have
> seen some of these interesting plants come in to the
> trade. And many of them go out almost as quickly.
> The reasons, I know, are many; some good, some
> suspect.
>
> Yet I still find interest in the many wild plants
> that SEEM to have potential as garden plants. So I
> find myself stating “That should grow here” and then
> asking “So why isn’t it?” And I figure somebody
> knows -- who better than the exceptionally
> intelligent and worldly members of the Med Garden
> Society.
>
> I have a LONGGGGG list of plants that I’ve
> wondered about. Beginning with this baker’s dozen
> (all Med Basin natives):
>
>
> Quercus rotundifolia
> Celtis tournefortii
> Helleborus multifidus bocconei
> Clematis flammula
> Clematis campaniflora
> Paeonia cambessedesii
> Crataegus laciniata
> Genista cinerea
> Acer monspessulanum
> Acer sempervirens
> Daphne oleoides
> Daphne sericea
> Cistus clusii
>
> What do you all know about the availability in the
> trade of any of these, somewhere? What do you know
> about the garden performance: Does it grow easily
> without much special care; does it grow too easily,
> possibly becoming a weed; and, most importantly,
> does it actually look good enough for most
> landscapes (not just in a “collection”)?
>
> Maybe you happen to know why they have NOT been in
> the larger-scale commercial trade.
>
> I have a feeling that many of these plants already
> have been discussed in this forum; I just may be
> re-inventing the wheel on this concept.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
>
>
> Joe Seals
> Santa Maria, California --
> where the weather is always perfect
> and my NEW garden will soon be blooming and full of
> birds and butterflies
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