RE: Athansia acerosa

Another photo and description of Athanasia can be found on the Suncrest
Nurseries website:
http://suncrestnurseries.com/descript/athanasia.html
Suncrest is a wholesale nursery in Watsonville, California that has a
marvelous collection of nifty plants available for sale to people in the
landscape fields. Their website is well worth a browse even for those who
can't make it to the nursery itself.

Cheryl
Santa Clara, California (near San Jose, 50 miles south of San Francisco)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [o*@ucdavis.edu]
On Behalf Of Sean A. O'Hara
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:27 AM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Athansia acerosa


For those unfamiliar with this wonderful plant:
http://huntingtonbotanical.org/WhatsInBloom/june05/june05-Images/5.jpg

I've pruned some of the longest branches back about half it after flowering
with good success.  I first did this in order to clean up damage (sited near
a children's playground).  Later, I tried to pinch the tips in fall/winter
to encourage bushiness (it still seems inclined towards being a bit leggy).

But the foliage and form always attracts attention - looking very
creature-like or something belonging undersea!

Seán O.

Seán A. O'Hara
sean(at)gimcw.org
www.hortulusaptus.com

> Excellent plant!  I'd snip off the spent flowers and any branches that 
> happen to die back but other than that, I wouldn't expect it needs to 
> be pruned.
>
> Nan
>
> On Jun 25, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Janet Ter Veen & Michael Markovitch 
> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if this plant should be pruned and if so when and 
>> how much?
>>
>> Janet Ter Veen
>
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