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Re: MEDIT-PLANTS Humidity and L. stoechas - loves it

Michael, Richard

What I may do when I put it in a large pot is to use a mix of potting soil and
cactus/succulent soil, then put the larger perlite pebbles spread on the 
surface as sort of a mulch.  it should be very porous and reflective white.

Thank you for your comments.  
Michael, are you aware that in Houston, TX it is in what is known as USDA
zone 
9a which has seldom sees low temperatures even in the 20 F range.  This last 
winter (November to March) we have seen the temperature drop to the 25 F 
(approx -4 C) maybe once and it only got to freezing (32 F or 0 C) about 6 
or 7 times.  There have been periods of a full calendar year where the low 
temperature did not fall below freezing.  So I don't understand why the 
Spanish Lavendar would have a problem with Houston winter. 

At 12:07 AM 3/12/98 PST, you wrote:
>
>Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:11:14 +1100
>From: Michael Bailes <frgntgar@ozemail.com.au>
>To: salvia@nr.infi.net, MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Re: Humidity and L. stoechas - loves it
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>Stoechas is much more humidity tolerant than the varieties grown in France
>Your big problem will be getting it through a Houston winter.
>There are very mant interesting steochas cultivars grow here.
>One or two proclaimed weeds. (I should be so lucky!)
>
>Michael Bailes.
>The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ)
> Int fax 61 243 651979  Phone 61 243 677322
> EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au
>  Web page at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/


>Dolomite slopes. The "soil" is almost pure doolmite
>
>Michael Bailes.
>The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ)
> Int fax 61 243 651979  Phone 61 243 677322
> EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au
>  Web page at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/

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