Re: Blue-flowered native of Israel?
- Subject: Re: Blue-flowered native of Israel?
- From: o* p*
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 18:58:05
There are 4 species of Paracaryum native to israel:
P. lithospermifolium
P. lamporcarpum
P. rugulosum
P. intermedium
The first two sp. can be found on Mt. Hermon in the north of Israel,
the other two sp. are growing in the deserts of israel.
The first three sp. are perennial, the last one is an annual.
Oron Peri
www.medgardendesign.com
Israel
>From: Ccopuntia@aol.com
>Reply-To: Ccopuntia@aol.com
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Blue-flowered native of Israel?
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:14:11 EDT
>
>Along the lines of naming mystery plants, here's one I hope someone can
>help
>identify & provide some information. Recently I've seen a very pretty
>plant
>in a local nursery (grown by Do Right's in Southern California) which is
>labeled with the Latin name of Paracarym mediterranean. I've done a web
>search of the Latin name and got only one hit -- at least I found a
>reference
>to this name, but there was no information about the plant at all.
>One of the nursery people said the rep for Do Right's told him they thought
>it was a cross between a Myosotis and something else. The blue flowers
>look
>very forget-me-not like, but the foliage is entirely different, quite grey,
>with longish more lanceolate leaves (like it can take more sun). The whole
>plant is way more substantial in its stature and bulk than your garden
>variety Myosotis, looks like it will be a 2 foot X 2 foot. Anybody heard
>of
>it? Lived or been to Israel and saw it growing there?
>
>Thanks!
>
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