Re: Myrtus comoolii
- Subject: Re: Myrtus comoolii
- From: A* L*
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:51:34 +0100
Diane Whitehead wrote:
>
> posted for "Doxiadis/Malefakis" <gastouri@ker.forthnet.gr>
>
> This might be way off, but being an editor I'm accustomed to interpreting
> misinterpretations. Could it have been labelled 'communis' initially and
> undergone a series of changes through interpretation of handwriting etc.
> The description does sound like common myrtle which would be in flower right
> now in the UK....
> Cali Doxiadis
> Corfu, Greece
Yes, but didn't the original message say that the mysterious plant was
prostrate?? We have several strains which are indeed flowering now in
England, but they are all upright, so a prostrate variety sounds very
interesting
Anthony