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Re: Aristea

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>As for the spot you have in mind for the aristea, I guess it would work.  They
>seem to thrive on plenty of water year-round (I think in South Africa they're
>wetland plants), so I don't think rotting would be a problem.  If the
>afternoon sun is too intense you might get some leaf burn, though.  Plants
>growing here in full sun tend to have pretty ugly foliage, but they keep on
>flowering and the clumps get bigger, so I guess it's not hurting them.  Mine
>are in morning sun/afternoon shade and the foliage is gorgeous, maybe even
>more of a feature than the flowers.


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>>I don't really know the nurseries over there.  I know several in Santa Cruz
>>that carry Aristea.  On the other hand, I have three quite large clumps that
>>I'll be dividing this spring -- perhaps we could arrange a trade.


Hi,

I've grown an aristea that I purchased many years ago at Quail Botanical
Gardens in Encinitas, California. I couldn't tell you its exact name, so it
may not be the plant you're interested in.

I can tell you that I've begun ripping it out because it self-sows too
readily, and also because in the end I just didn't think the flowers were
worth it. The flower sprays have a few sparse blossoms open at a time,
although each individual flower is lovely. You have to dead-head it
religiously if you don't want seedlings everywhere.

I agree with the comments above regarding leaf-burn, but mine mostly get an
Eastern exposure, so this isn't that much of a problem.

Good Luck,

Doug McClure
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