Re: Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'

> "Siskyou" is a shorter, more compact form which I also believe
> was introduced by the mail order nursery of the same name.  It
> has been very common in the trade here in the Calif. Bay Area
> as people feel it is less 'thug-like'.  I find it grows poorly
> and is prone to mildew, and the flowers are very pale in color.

   That's what is (per the label stake at least) commonly available here
in Kansas and probably many places in the nursery-trade universe. I've grown
both this and the species (from seed) and don't see much difference in color
or size, but do recall that the species (even in a far less favorable spot)
was considerably more assertive.

   It's` worth noting that recent Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery catalogs -
while not claiming authorship of this plant (I don't recall that they ever
did, btw) do now describe it as "an easy, >invasive< perennial."
   (overseas & non-western readers: the Siskiyous are a small mountain
range in southern Oregon / northern California noted for their concentration
of endemic plants; the eponymous nursery is certainly the best-known, if not 
quite the most comprehensive source of "rock garden" plants in the US).
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