RE: Athansia acerosa

Beautiful plant! I don't think I've ever seen it for sale here in Portugal. Can it be grown from seed? (If ever we can find seeds....)
 
Alexandre Leonardo

> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:26:40 -0500
> Subject: Re: Athansia acerosa
> From: sean@gimcw.org
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>
> 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
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> > 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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