RE: Ptilostemon chamaespence

Tim, 
sorry to disagree with you!
I actually saw the plant at Sparoza, back in December, and it really has all
the garden virtues the Sally Razelou says. It looks like a gorgeous mound of
these narrow silvery (underneath) leaves,  almost perfectly round in shape,
light in texture and well worth a place in a medit garden. Sally gave me
some seedlings but alas they did not make it to Rome, my fault (too long a
trip they had to stand, I was back here two weeks later!). Other seedlings
and cuttings did  survive, and they grow happily in my garden now as a fond
memory of this very nice woman who fights with a difficult situation (an
airport is being built within sight of the gardens), climate (greek
summer...) and budget restrictions.
I really hope to have a chance and go back to Sparoza next time I go to
Greece, and  get some seedlings of the Ptilostemon. What a name, though.

Alessandra

-----Original Message-----
From: tim@eddy.u-net.com
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Sent: 6/13/00 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: Ptilostemon chamaespence

I don't know this shrubby one but I grew the herbaceous P. acer a few
years ago. Low, small to medium, green-and-silvery thistly rosette of
no great distinction which rotted (damp) before flowering and was not
greatly missed. Ie, I'd support everything everyone else has said re
cultivation, at least (max sun, max drainage), but would be slightly
doubtful about the supposed garden virtues of any member of the genus
based on my experience of one of it (aged cynic!).


Tim Longville
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