Pistacia lentiscus source in California? & General topic: Shady Med Plants

Hello fellow mednuts,

I'm working on a mediterranean planting plan where two of the four garden
beds are in nearly complete shade--they get about two hours of afternoon sun
in the summer. I'm trying to keep pretty strictly to plants from the four
non-California mediterranean zones for this garden.

One plant I'm considering using is Lentisk or Pistacia lentiscus, though I'm
not sure I can keep it small enough. That may not matter, as I haven't had
any luck finding a source. Does anyone know of a nursery selling these in
California, or should I look for an alternative?

I'm also interested in hearing about people's experiences with mediterranean
gardening with shade. In the Mediterranean, what grows under holm oaks? What
are your favorite understory plants? I'm looking at using hellebores
(argutifolius and sternii), considered acanthus but it's a pest elsewhere on
the property and I don't think I could get it okayed, maybe Geranium
macrorrhizum? Myrtus communis is definitely in. Maybe Phlomis samia?

Thanks,
Cheryl

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Cheryl Renshaw
Santa Clara (Silicon Valley)
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