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Re: Phlomis



On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, A.T.Stanley wrote:

> Can anyone help me identify my third Phlomis? It has a pale pink flower, has
> retained most of its furry grey leaves and grows with me to a height of 2 ft.
> We have an annual rainfall of 48 inches, min temps in winter of -5c for
> short periods with very rare drops to -7c, seldom have snow cover and
> summers reaching low 20s c. Most damage to the shrubby P.fructicosa seems to
> come from wind damage to brittle branches.

Sounds like P. italica to me;  a nice soft grey small shrub but I find 
the flowers a bit 'mudddy'.

John Grimshaw
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