Re: Oleanders in containers
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- Subject: Re: Oleanders in containers
- From: E* F*
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:57:36 +0100
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Alessandria, do you find oleander reluctant to flower in pots? What sort of
watering regime do you use ? I know that when planted out alongside roads
etc. they get no water, as I know from the continent, along motorways in
California etc. but flower profusely.Whereas , say, Solanum Rantonetti,
flowers well but late [end july] oleander seems more reluctant.
Edward Faridany
Sussex coast, UK - dryish summers 10 - 25 deg.C. [ standard plants winter
under glass].
----- Original Message -----
From: Vinciguerra, Alessandra <A.Vinciguerra@aarome.org>
To: 'Edward Faridany' <ekf@lineone.net>
Cc: <Medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: 05 June 2000 12:50
Subject: RE: Oleanders in containers
>
> Dear Edward,
> no, unfortunately I don't have experience in Tibouchina standards, even
> though I 've seen many of them. I particularly remember a summer bedding
out
> in Pallanza, a nice holiday resort on the shores of lake Maggiore, with a
> bed of white lantanas and heliotropiums, and the tibouchinas standing in
the
> middle.
> Yes, Italians like to standard train almost everything; I'll just mention
> the two or three things I noticed recently: Solanum rantonettii (specially
> the variegated one), Hibiscus rosa sin. and syriacus; Bouganvilleas,
> Rosemary, Lavander, Lantanas, Oleanders, Cestrums, Hydrangeas,
Pelargoniums,
> and the obvious roses and fuchsias; hot peppers, tomatoes, basil, sage;
> callistemons, leptospermums.....
>
> Alessandra
>
>
> - Do you have any experience with Tibuchina grown as
> a full standard? I have two from Pestoia but they are not too sucessful -
> floppy and only flowering across the top rather than as a ball. Are they a
> common standard in Italy - although you seem to try standard training with
> most plants?
>
>
