Re: Ficus palmeri and a not so new intro :)
- Subject: Re: Ficus palmeri and a not so new intro :)
- From: J* S*
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:23:59 -0700 (PDT)
Barry:
The last one I had was in San Diego a gazillion years
ago.
I watered it only in summer (actually late spring into
early fall) about twice a month. It tried to go
deciduous in winter and I had to keep it under cover
when the rains were going to be heavy.
I know it will burn below 28°F (-2°C).
The natural laws of Santa Maria prohibit me from
trying this little beauty again.
Joe
--- Doobieous <doobieous@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey all, i used to be on the list under
> barry_garcia@csumb.edu but it seems that email
> doesn't
> handle this mail list well and i kept getting
> booted.
> So i'm not so new :).
>
> Anyway, i recently bought a Ficus palmeri, a xeric
> tropical fig from Baja California. Not quite
> medit-plants material, but interesting none the
> less.
> It would be awesome if i could grow it out in the
> open
> here, but unless i hear some data on true frost
> tolerance i'll keep it in a pot. Any of you have
> ideas?
>
> I bought it because i read that it's odd for most
> figs
> in that young plants form a thick caudex (mine is
> only
> three inches high and the caudex is an inch thick).
> It's also somewhat of a lithophyte. It's rather nice
> and the leaves are pleasant sage green color too.
>
> It would also be nice to know when to water it and
> how
> often. I know that baja is a summer-wet climate
> (which
> is why it's not quite medit-plants), so i suspect it
> likes to be dry most of the year.
>
>
>
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Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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