Re: Calceolaria mexicana
- Subject: Re: Calceolaria mexicana
- From: A* M* <m*@mac.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:30:12 +0200
David,
Where can we see pictures on line of your garden? I'm curious what it
looks like.
Miriam
On Mar 23, 2009, at 19:53, david feix wrote:
Richard,
Personally I wouldn't let this plant into my own garden, as it does
reseed itself vigorously in an irrigated Bay Area garden situation,
and is not all that attractive as far as yellow blooming Calceolaria
species go, there are lots of more attractive species out there.
Then again, it is no worse than Impatiens balfourii as to
invasiveness, and the balfourii I rather like in most situations.
This species of Calceolaria comes up as a weed in many other batches
of plants out at Annie's, so it is very good at propagating itself
with no intentional help from us.
--- On Sat, 3/21/09, Joseph Seals <thegardenguru@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Joseph Seals <thegardenguru@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Plant ID
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu, rstarkesonmed@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 6:12 PM
One of my favorite old-time flowers, Calceolaria mexicana.
A nice little annual and although I've found it to
reseed, it never became a pest for me.
Joe
Joe Seals
Landscape Designer, Horticultural Consultant
Pismo Beach, California
Home/Office: 805-295-6039
--- On Sun, 3/22/09, Richard Starkeson
<rstarkesonmed@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Richard Starkeson <rstarkesonmed@gmail.com>
Subject: Plant ID
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 1:06 AM
Can anyone identify this plant - it appeared as a volunteer
in a purchased plant in pot. Has since reappeared in
another pot.
http://public.fotki.com/richard1124/unidentifed-plants/weedyel2b4118.html
About 4-5inches (10-12 cm) tall.
Yellow flowers appear to be tightly closed flattened
spheres, about 75 mm in diameter.
Rather attractive, but is it an invasive weed? (In which
case it could have come from any continent)
I have not seen it seeding around anywhere.
Richard Starkeson
San Francisco
