Re: Leonotis menthifolia and others
- To: n*@mindsovermatter.com, medit-plants <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: Leonotis menthifolia and others
- From: v* d* <k*@iol.ie>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:12:15 +0000
Nan, I have carefully tended some seedlings since last year, looking forward
to seeing tall stems carrying whorls of exotic orange flowers, Leonotis
leonurus in fact. I watched these plants developing and patted myself on the
back that I could actually over-winter them in this country. They grew tall
(about 4 ft.) and bushy, started to show an inclination to flower in whorls
around the stem. I held my breath.... and then let it go like a deflating
rubber thing. Pale, insignificant, tiny mauve flowers, hardly discernable
and lots of leaves. What I had cherished for so long turned out to be
Leonurus cardiaca. I've left the five plants in situ, to dig them up would
create too much of a gaping hole in the border. If anyone can speak up in
its defence I would be grateful - something to appease the people to whom
I've made presents of these "really special flowers"
Val Dennison
Co. Limerick
Rep. of Ireland
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> From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Leonotis menthifolia and others
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:16:15 -0800
>
>Hi there, I took a trip to the local herb farm and came back with some
>plants that are new to me an for which I have found very little info. Can
>anyone tell me about the culture conditions, size, water requirements of:
>
>Leonotus menthefolia
>Leonurus cardiaca
>Silybum marianum
>
>Thanks
>
>Nan
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>Nan Sterman
>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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