Re: Echium wildpretii
- To: B*@monterey.edu, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Echium wildpretii
- From: S* G* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:49:35 PDT
Quite agree - although they are almost becoming common in "Australian Open
Garden Scheme" type gardens - but they are still magnificent - only problem
is that people still tend to plant them as single specimens - a few years
ago the Geelong Botanic Gardens mass planted their display beds at the
garden entrance with them - perhaps 50-60 - the impact was powerful to say
the least. If anyone is interested in echium species and in the area these
Botanic Gardens have a bit of a collection going - anyway it is a nice
garden to visit.
Susan George
McCrae, Australia
>From: Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
>Reply-To: Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Echium wildpretii
>Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:53:28 -0800
>
>I think i have become another fan of this plant. One of our neighbors a
>few houses down has one right now, and its inflorescence is about 10
>feet high! The thing is so heavy they proped it up with boards. It
>pretty much lives up to its common name of "tower of jewels".
>
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