Re: Oldenburgia grandis
- Subject: Re: Oldenburgia grandis
- From: d* f*
- Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 12:14:10 -0700 (PDT)
Charl,
I saw the same picture, and it continues to intrigue
me as a possible plant for California, but no one is
growing this commerically here that I know of. I was
hoping someone else would perhaps reply and have some
info for you. I do seem to recall having seen a
container specimen brought in by either Don Mahoney of
Strybing Arboretum, or Martin Grantham when he was
working at UC Berkeley Botanic Garden, for one of the
past San Francisco Landscape Garden Show's New Plant
Exhibit, which is sponsored by the California
Horticultural Society every year. I don't think there
are any specimens planted outside in either garden,
but perhaps Jason Deweese in San Francisco can confirm
whether that is true or not. It is quite a
magnificent plant, and perhaps it is being grown in
New Zealand or Australia? Maybe Moira will add to
this post, or some of our contributors from
Australia...
--- Charl de Winnaar <mwludo@iafrica.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any information on this plant, also
> called the daisy
> shrub? It is an intriguing woody shrub/tree found in
> grassy fynbos and is
> native to the Suurberg (lit Sour Mountain) in SA
> which gives an indication
> of its habitat.
>
> I came across mention of it in a book by Richard
> Cowling and Dave
> Richardson called Fynbos -South Africa's Unique
> Floral Kingdom. Excellent
> book. A photo in the book (pg 27) shows it high and
> isolated on the slopes
> of a sparsely vegetated hillside.
>
> Regards
> Charl de Winnaar
>
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