RE: Proteas in Sicily
- Subject: RE: Proteas in Sicily
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:17:48 -0800 (PST)
Gordon:
I'm checking with some friends for further species and
info, but so far I have the following taxa:
Aulax umbellata
Banksia 'Waitre Orange'
Dryandra formosa
Hakea bucculenta
Hakea coriacea
Hakea francisiana
Hakea multilineata
Hakea petiolaris
Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset'
Leucospermum 'Firewheel'
Protea 'Pink Ice'
Protea 'Silk 'n Satin'
Protea 'Special Pink Ice'
Keep in mind:
1) these aren't all commonly available
2) these are not all SHOWY
3) these may not take 20° F their first year.
Joe
--- Gordon Walker <grwalker@club-internet.fr> wrote:
> If I could expand on this topic a little. Are there
> any proteas which will
> withstand both mildly alcaline conditions and
> significant frost
> occasionally. For example this year in the Languedoc
> area of southern France
> the temperatures around Christmas went down to
> -7°C(19°F). This happens here
> every few years, even -10°C is not unknown. I do not
> mind taking the risk of
> loosing things now and then if they are quick to
> establish. So, basically ,
> would I be wasting my time or not?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> [o*@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of
> Alison Richards
> Sent: samedi 2 mars 2002 21:44
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Proteas in Sicily
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> I've been enjoying the MGS chatline for some time,
> and now I have a question
> I wonder if anyone out there can help me with?
> I garden in Sicily(Italy), and live in London, so my
> gardening watch word is
> low maintenance. Western Sicily tends to alkaline
> soil, though I havent
> done a PH test on our soil. Last year on Tresco
> Abbey in the Scilly Isles, I
> saw wonderful proteas which would look terrific in
> our garden in Sicily,
> however I read that they like neutral to acid soils,
> so is there any point
> in trying to grow these magnificent plants.?
>
> Alison Richards
>
>
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Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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