Convolvulus canariense (floridus?)

At 06:43 AM 6/17/99 +0000, Trevor Nottle wrote:
>Dear Olivier and all,
>
>I remember meeting you, and seeing your magnificent collection of 
>Nerium when I spoke at Courson in '97. Nan's seed of Convolvulous 
>reminded me that I should ask you and medit-planters if anyone grows 
>or has seeds of Convolvulus canariense? This is a shrub, about 3m 
>tall with slender upright over-arching branches, somewhat silver-ish 
>narrow, plain leaves and large clusters of small white Convolvulous 
>type flowers. There is an old plant in Adelaide Botanic Garden that I 
>admire every time I see it. I can't imagine why no local nurseryman 
>has propagated it (could it be that there are none; all having turned 
>themselves into purveyors of plants grown elsewhere and imported 
>regardless of suitability to our climate and soils?) but I'd like to 
>try a few seeds if anyone can supply them.

Trevor - 

Is this the same plant as C. floridus?  Sure seems like it.  I recall
seeing a photo of C. floridus in Gardens of the Riviera, by Vivian
Russell (photo on page 46) and have been looking for this plant ever
since!  Looks like a great big floppy think with huge trusses of white
flowers - quite unlike most Convolvulus.  I did a bit more checking
around on the internet and found these pages:

http://www.albury.net.au/~accparks/treelist.html
  apparently recommended as a small tree by Albury Botanic Gardens, AU
http://home.sol.no/~pepsimax/planter.htm
  some information about this and other Canrian plants in Norwegian!
  (any translators?)

Not much, but more than I found under C. canariense (i.e. zip!)

I too would be interested in knowing more about this plant and perhaps
where I might obtain seed.

Regards,
Sean O.

Sean A. O'Hara                       sean.ohara@poboxes.com
h o r t u l u s   a p t u s          710 Jean Street
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