Re: Euryops virgineus


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>> Anyone grown Euryops virgineus?  What can you tell me aobut this
striking,
>> yellow flowered shrub?  I see it listed in Botanica but that is about as
>> much as I can find on it.

Its grown in Cape gardens , but not all that commonly. It tends to be rather
short lived & gets straggly with a dry woody centre quite quickly. Doesn't
respond to a cut back all that well either. Lovely when it is in flower &
loved by bees, hence its common name , honey euryops. For a nurseryman its
not an easy one to hold in a container in an attractive condition, which may
well be why its not seen so much.
I'd class it as worth growing as an interesting subject, if you've got the
room, but don't expect too much from it. E. pectinatus is the most popular &
reliable species of the genus seen here & more worth having as a permanent
structural midshrub for that late winter/ spring yellow colouring.
Speaking of which, my Helianthus angustifolius is just kicking into flower
now. Can anything else light up an autumn garden like that ?

Regards

Glenn Breayley. Ragnarok & Valhalla Research.
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