Re: Metrosideros with golden new growth?
- Subject: Re: Metrosideros with golden new growth?
- From: Jason D j*@yahoo.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:02:31 -0700 (PDT)
Any Southern Californians care to comment on
Metrosideros in their balmier zones? I've seen them
out of season in Santa Monica.
-Jason Dewees
San Francisco
--- Doobieous <doobieous@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I drove the the plant again, the upper newer leaves
> are distinctly golden, so much so they contrast
> strongly with the deep green leaves on the rest of
> the
> plant. It definitely is a Metrosideros (right
> flowers,
> flower clusters, leaf colorm, shape, and
> arrangement).
> One other thing, the plant has a lighter red flower,
> much like the flowers of the new specimens along the
> new street here. But, all other metrosideros i've
> seen
> have greenish gray new growth. This would be an
> interesting new variety i think, worthwhile just for
> the contrast of the new leaves (if this sport keeps
> the habit, it could be something else)
>
> Also, there are three M. excelsa (apparently) that
> were planted in front of a newer shopping center and
> i
> haven't seen these bloom at all, while smaller
> younger
> trees are blooming. They must be variable in bloom
> when young.
>
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