Re: Cerinthe retorta
- To: t*@eddy.u-net.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Cerinthe retorta
- From: "* B* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 22:57:41 PDT
Hi
Cerinthe retorta is smaller than C. major, about 2/3 the height. I find it
a little more hardy if marginally so - the freeze that killed my C. major
out in December in Seattle left C. retorta unscathed. Also, the bracts,
instead of being blue-purple, are more purple-maroon. I like both plants; C.
major lasts longer whereas C. retorta is more of an early spring plant and
tends to go down faster when the weather gets hot.
bob
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