RE: lithodora diffusa
- Subject: RE: lithodora diffusa
- From: D* J*
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:13:36 -0700
Mixed information. In Selected Plants for Southern California Gardens, it
says that this plant does not like alkaline soil, is prone to root rot and
should be watered sparingly. In the personal comments it says that it was
growing well in Pasadena with 3" of oak leaf mulch and drip watering every
two weeks. It was also growing well a mile in from the coast in Malibu with
weekly watering in well-drained soil. Other entries from Pasadena and
northeast Los Angeles indicate that it is very difficult to grow.
Joan DeFato
-----Original Message-----
From: LEE,ANGELA IUE-CHIH [a*@ucla.edu]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:25 PM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: lithodora diffusa
Hi!
Does anyone grow Lithodora diffusa 'grace ward"? How big does it get and
how drought tolerant is it? I am in the process of pulling out the plants
that didn't survive our parking strip (water once a month) and would like
to put in something low growing with blue flowers. The nursery label
claims that lithodora diffusa is drought tolerant but my experience with
commercial nursery labels has been that they are often times inaccurate (
or maybe we just don't share the same definition of drought).
Thanks for any information
Angela
