RE: Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey'
- Subject: RE: Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey'
- From: S* A* O*
- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 09:21:59 -0800
At 08:26 AM 1/3/2002, JD Becker wrote:
>Dear Sean,
>Sorry for the late reply. Yes, 'Goodwin Creek Grey' was a chance seedling
>found beneath a Lavandula dentata plant. We guess it to be a cross between
>L. dentata and L. lanata (also nearby), but that is speculation. L. x
>heterophylla is a sterile hybrid of L. dentata, so that wouldn't be one of
>the parents. The original 'Goodwin Creek Grey' is still alive and happy, as is
>the L. dentata topiary parent.
>Jim
>
>Jim & Dotti Becker
>Goodwin Creek Gardens
>(800)846-7359
>info@goodwincreekgardens.com
>www.goodwincreekgardens.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sean A. O'Hara [s*@support.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:34 PM
>To: olivier.filippi@wanadoo.fr; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Cc: info@goodwincreekgardens.com
>Subject: Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek Grey'
>
>At 02:26 AM 12/12/2001, Olivier Filippi wrote:
> >Try 'Goodwin Creek Grey', nice woolly dented foliage and purple flowers
> >during a long period (it is supposed to be a hybrid between L. lanata and
> >L. x heterophylla, but I think it is more likely the hybrid between L.
> >lanata and L. dentata, anyone has an idea on that ?).
>
>Olivier -
>
>This lavender was introduced by a nursery of the same name in Southern
>Oregon and is very popular in California. I checked their web site
>regarding this cultivar and they do not list the parentage (I think it
>appeared as a chance seedling):
>http://www.goodwincreekgardens.com/CatalogSpecific.asp?CatalogID=294
>You might contact Jim & Dotti Becker at Goodwin Creek Gardens to see if
>they know more (info@goodwincreekgardens.com).
>
>I think I would agree with you on the parentage - its appearance would
>suggest that to me also.
>
>Regards,
>Seán O.
h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
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