Re: Phormia? Phormiae?
grant@cruzio.com writes:
>Where there is summer fog, as there is here on the central coast of
>California, the dew that sits on the phormium when the sun hits it -
>browns
>terribly. Some of mine are huge and the visitor cannot see the burns at
>the
>top. But they do look unsightly. The newer ones in half day shade in
>Aug/Sept. get through the hot times well. We have no humidity here -
>wonder
>if that plays a role where they have a tough time?
>Oh, the new hybrids I saw in NZ two years ago...why aren't they here yet?
>Bill Grant, California
Interesting. I too live on the central coast, but I live near Artichoke
farms (near Castroville, in the town of Marina). So, in the summer it's
never hot (well most of the time), and it's usually foggy also. The
phormiums here look good, i've never seen sunburn on any. There are a
couple of very tall phormiums in my city near an apartment complex that
look magnificent. The gardeners there always cut them back each year.
