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Re: Let's have fun !


I'd be interested in your trials with Nerium oleander, a -8 C tolerant
Oleander would be useful in this neck of the woods!  (Victoria, B.C.
Canada)

At 8:59 PM 2/19/97, Olivier Filippi wrote:
>By the way, I didn't tell you : we (my wife Clara and myself) run a
>botanical nursery in South of France. We're specialized in plants for dry
>gardens, perennials, grasses,  shrubs, and ground-covers replacing lawns.
>We just love rare and unusual plants, wether people buy them or not. It's
>becoming really busy here, with the nice weather coming back. Now (it's the
>evening) I'm relaxing a bit, with the help of a glass of Muscat wine :-)
>...
>Let's have fun ! What about trying some new plants ? I have some spare
>seeds of the following plants, and I would be hapy to exchange. I'm looking
>for anything strange, tolerant to drought, cold (-8 ° C at least), wind,
>alcaline soil and salt (that's all).
>
>Cistus : C. albidus, C. clusii, C. libanotis, C. laurifolius, C. ladanifer
>var. petiolatus, C. creticus ssp creticus, C. creticus ssp villosus, C. x
>canescens, C. populifolius, C. verticillatus. Cuttings of about 100 species
>and hybrids.
>
>Phlomis : P. anatolica, P. crinata, P. viscosa, P. lanata, P. longifolia
>var. bailanica, P. longifolia, P. fruticosa, P. bourgaei, P. purpurea, P.
>purpurea 'Alba', P. russeliana. Cuttings of 30 species.
>
>Nerium : seeds of about 50 cultivars (did I tell you of our collection of
>Nerium : more than 170 cultivars : for those who live in Europe, come and
>visit our oleander test-field during the summer !)
>
>And also Teucrium flavum, T. massiliense, T. asiaticum, T. hicanicum,
>Anthyllis barba jovis, Colutea orientalis, Rhus coraria, Jasminum
>fruticans, Asphodelus fistulosus, Ferula communis, Sarcopoterium
>spinosum... and many more !
>
>To answer Paolo from Italy : we are near Montpellier,  (our experimental
>garden goes right to the sea shore, that's why I'm quite conscious of salt
>problems). When the wind blows really strong, we're like on a boat.
>
>We're leaving for our botanical trip to Crete the day after tomorrow. So
>don't worry if I don't answer quickly. I hope we'll find lot's of new seeds
>!
>
>Well that's the end of it, the glass of Muscat is empty :-))
>
>Olivier
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