Re(2): Off post subtropical plant discussions
theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
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>So please don't try to put us into straitjacket, but let us continue to
>indulge our ingenuity and creativity and share our truumphs (and
>disasters too) with with the group.
I agree with Moira here. While I am interested in Mediterranean gardening,
my plant interests extend from the native flora to hardy(ier) tropicals
like bananas, which i can get to grow here. I like seeing what plants will
do well that are from climates not like where I live. My garden is a mix
of natives (ceanothus, lupinus), temperate species (phyllostachys,
prunus), and subtropicals and tropicals (canna, banana). Dont feel the
need to apologize for telling us about plants that arent strictly med, but
do well in your garden. I actually would like to create a tropical look
using plants that are suited to the med climate, and dont use up too much
water. I know that if I ever get that Parajubaea cocoides, i'd be sure to
talk about that one.
And as Jennifer said, there is a great deal of variation even in the med
climates. I remember walking through a redwood forest in Santa Cruz, and
the scene looked very un-med, with the ferns, moss, and moisture loving
plants. You go down the coast a bit and you find chapparal, and dune
plants.
I dont think the list minds talking about our successes with non typical
plants, the idea is gardening in a med climate, and if that includes
subtropicals, so be it ;).
