Re: Unknown Mediterranean shrub
- To: c*@fix.net, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Unknown Mediterranean shrub
- From: S* A* O*
- Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 17:22:51 -0700
At 05:00 PM 5/2/00 -0700, Charles Dills wrote:
> Please help us identify this "snapdragon bush". Check this:
>
> http://www.charlies-web.com/other_pics/txx135.html
>
> I have bragged to the local group how fast you people will tell
> us what it is! I'm sorry the flower is so wilted but it is hard to get
> back into town and up to the scanner in time to keep it fresh!
>
> (If you people don't know it, who will!!!) ---Chas---
Charles -
Since the clock is ticking, I jumped on this right away! ;-)
I'm betting on chaparral beard-tongue (Keckiella antirrhinoides). I looked
in CalFlora and found the following page of photos (hope this comes across
ok!):
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Keckiella+antirrhinoid
es&special=calflora
Their distribution maps seemed like they might not be right (not the first
time), assuming that you mean this is Native to San Luis Obispo. I've
often wondered if this shrub might do well in gardens - do you have it
planted there at your mediterranean garden? We have a few Keckiella
species up here, but perhaps not as showy as this one.
Regards,
Sean O.
Sean A. O'Hara sean.ohara@groupmail.com
h o r t u l u s a p t u s 710 Jean Street
'a garden suited to its purpose' Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
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