Re: Phygelius Yellow Trumpet or Moonraker?
- Subject: Re: Phygelius Yellow Trumpet or Moonraker?
- From: J* S*
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:53:58 -0700
On 7/30/02 2:26 PM, voltaire@islandnet.com wrote
> I planted two yellow Phygelius in the same area a number of years ago
> and did not write down the picky details that differentiate them.
> Now I seem to have only one vigorous plant that has spread,
> presumably by suckering, and I would like to know which one it is.
>
> Phygelius Moonraker is a hybrid, one parent of which is P. aequilis
> Yellow (or Cream) Trumpet.
>
> My plant has flowers that are pale yellow both inside and out, with a
> very faint orange edge on the inside. I have checked Google Images
> for pictures, but none of them shows the inner part of the flower.
>
> Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
> maritime zone 8
> cool medit.
>
Diane
My vote on which phygelius you have comes down clearly in favor of the
hybrid, 'Moonraker'. The flower is just as you describe, and mine is also
vigorous and spreading! Tim Longville of our list warned me of it long ago,
and his words ring in my ears every time I pull/cut some of those questing
suckers!
However, with vigilance and annual winter root pruning, I've been able to
tame it a little. The pay-back is the fact that it is constantly in bloom
and really beautiful!
I also grow Phygelius 'Salmon Leap' and P. 'Sensation', neither of which are
so thuggy!
Jan
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Jan Smithen,
Upland, California
Sunset zone : 19
USDA zone : 10
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