RE: Carpenteria, also flannel bush
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu, "'d*@cableinet.co.uk'"
- Subject: RE: Carpenteria, also flannel bush
- From: R* R*
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 07:51:36 +0800
David,
>From the ING database,
[C] Carpenteria J. Torrey, Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4:
192. 1851.
T.: C. californica J. Torrey (Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 6(2):
12 ('5(1)'). Apr 1853)
PHAN.-SAXIFRAGACEAE (10) - 9 Feb 1996
and from Missouri Bot
Carpenteria Torr.
Family - SAXIFRAGACEAE - Saxifrage Family
Published in:
Plantae Fremontianae 12. 1853.
{Pl. Fremont. }
Rod
> ----------
> From: david field
> Reply To: dfield@cableinet.co.uk
> Sent: 17 December 1999 3:30 AM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Re: Carpenteria, also flannel bush
>
>
> Dear all.
>
> Does anybody know for sure, which family Carpenteria belongs. My
> reference
> books have it the families Hydrangeaceae, Philadelphaceae and
> Saxifragaceae! I
> have also found a genus CarpentAria, which is a palm. Talk about
> confusing...
>
> Fremontodendron californicum appears to be quite a fashionable plant in
> the UK
> at the moment (at least it is in the London area). I have a four year old
> plant
> growing in semi-shade. My soil is acidic and fairly free draining. I
> never
> water my plant, but then the recent summers here have been dotted with
> enough
> heavy thunderstorms as to make watering unnecessary for most of the
> plants. Up
> to now, I have had no problems. The plant starts flowering early June,
> and
> continues flowering all summer. I have been able to gather a few seeds
> from the
> plant, but have been unable to germinate them so far. Any tips in this
> respect
> would be useful.
>
> Incidently take care when handling this plant. It is full of tiny hairs
> which
> can easily irritate the skin. I know, I didn't use gloves when gathering
> the
> seeds!
>
> David Field
> London, UK.
>
