Re: plant ID



Barbara Sargent wrote:

> There's a lovely plant I pass every day on my way to work.
> I'd like to root it if I can and, also, to know what it is.
>
> It looks superficially like rosemary. That is, the leaves
> are the same size and shape. But the plant has a lighter,
> almost feathery quality. Like rosemary it has small lavender
> flowers which bud from the base of the leaves. The buds are
> tiny balls. It could be a salvia because the stems are
> square. It's around one foot tall and 8 inches wide but I
> don't know if this is its full growth, and the base is
> woody.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barbara in Berkeley

Hi Barbara,

I agree with Richard and Joe.  It sounds like Westringia fruticosa
'Wynyabbie Gem' because of the fine feathery growth and loose open
texture.  You don't say anything about the leaves having white
undersides, but I'll bet that's what gives the plant its grey cast.  The
plant you pass must be young because 'Wynyabbie Gem' grows to about 5'
or 6' and just as wide.

This plant certainly is in the nursery trade if you just look around. So
I suggest you do the owner a favor and not take cuttings fron such a
small young plant. Many a time I have been surprised to look out my
window to see some stranger gathering flowers/cuttings from my front
garden. I try to be friendly and go out to offer to help them, but I
can't help feeling resentful.

Jan

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Jan Smithen,
Upland, California

jansmithen@earthlink.net
Sunset zone : 19
USDA zone   : 10

http://home.earthlink.net/~jansmithen/

Visit the Los Angeles County Arboretum
Victorian Rose Garden website at:
http://victorian-rose.org/
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index