Re: on line sources for South African Plants and Seeds

David,
I've had pretty good luck with Gardenia thunbergii in
San Francisco and even coastal Sonoma County, CA. No
flowers yet, but in full sun with consistent summer
water, it continues to throw flushes of growth. I
think it may be worth another try.
Cheers,
Jason

--- david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Glenn Breayley <valhalla@iafrica.com> wrote:
> > David -- Sorry about the delay in reply with this.
> I
> > feel compelled to go
> > out & make some money every now & then & get very
> > busy when I do. Then the
> > feeling goes away & I'm OK for another couple of
> > weeks.
> > 
> >  Also the related SA Gardenias are worth
> > thinking of here as
> > well - especially the G. thunbergii. The grouping
> > might well have a lime
> > intolerance which could limit you though.
> 
> Glenn,
> Thanks for the response, with quite a bit of useful
> information, much appreciated.  I have tried
> Gardenia
> thunbergii here in Berkeley, but think that it wants
> heat to do anything, as it just refuses to grow
> here. 
> I hear that it does well down in <los Angeles,
> however.  I am in Mexico City at the moment, on my
> way
> to Vera Cruz and then southern Mexico, and find that
> the climate here in <mexico City appears very
> similar
> to San Francisco.  They are in the middle of the dry
> season here, and all the vegetation is very dusty
> and
> stressed looking, the smog must be unbelievable here
> generally, but these past few days it hasnīt been
> bad,
> the light rains must have helped.  
> Thanks again,
> David Feix
> > 
> 
> 
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