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Re: MEDIT-PLANTS digest 740

Andrew,

> I cannot help you with photos unless I can scan my own but I can say that
> Calothamnus villosus is an excellent plant and just as tough and drought
> resistant as the others. I know it as a plant of about 7 feet high and
> nearly the same across, a size it took about five years to reach. It
> flowers well but I would not say it is any more spectacular than the other
> two species you listed.  For plant structure both C. quadrifidus and C.
> sanguineus are hard to beat and, for flowers, C. blephraospermus is the
> best of the group. So, while I disagree with Hudson's description as the
> prettiest C. villosus is a plant I really like and would not be without.
> You might try C. pinifolius, it's like a dwarf pine with twisted branches.
> Great plant. Enjoy!
> All these seedlings are slow at first. Try potting them up. It usually gets
> them on track.

Thanks so much for the excellent descriptive rundown.  I will pot them
up as you suggest 
to try to get them going.

Best regards,
Ken Osborn
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