Re: Santolina mystery
- To: o*@wanadoo.fr, <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: Santolina mystery
- From: R* B* <b*@cuci.nl>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:58:46 +0200
At 08:33 +0200 23-06-1999, Olivier Filippi wrote:
>
Just what I thought Olivier...
I would like to add that S. neapolitana is to my knowledge actually S.
pinnata ssp. neapolitana and 'Sulfurea' might better be called 'Sulphurea',
there are even more forms of S. pinnata:
Santolina pinnata ssp. tomentosa and we also have a S.p. ssp. n. 'Lemon
Queen' identical to 'Edward Bowles' if I remember right, that fits the
description. Differences between the varieties are minimal and I completely
agree with you Olivier 'Sulphurea' and 'Edward Bowles' are the best.
I thought the colours of 'Sulphurea' and 'Edward Bowles' were just the
opposite of what you said.
Santolina pinnata is very scented and grows elegantly into a hill that
doesn't fall apart so suddenly as Santolina chamaecyparissus does with its
stiffer habit.
Hi Paul, Your desciption looks like Santolina neapolitana, which is
a very nice species with finely cut, feathery foliage, longer and wider
than that of Santolina chamaecyparissus. There are three forms usually
available in trade : Santolina neapolitana the type, with bright yellow
flowers , Santolina neapolitana 'Edward Bowles', beautiful white silvery
leaves and nice lemon flowers (my favourite), and Santolina neapolitana
'Sulfurea' with pale cream flowers. Olivier
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